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The Academy (2005)
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Original name: 學警雄心
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The Academy is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in June 2005.
The series follows the lives of a group of new Hong Kong Police recruits as they proceed through training at the Hong Kong Police training school. Within these 27 weeks, each of them learned their lessons, each of them become more mature, each of them become a better person as the relationship between the trainees and the trainers grows stronger and stronger.
A direct sequel, "On the First Beat" was produced and broadcast in 2007 continued with Ron Ng and Sammul Chan, alongside Joey Yung, Sonija Kwok and Michael Tao. Another sequel, "E.U." was produced and released in 2009 continued with Ron Ng and Sammul Chan, alongside Michael Miu, Kathy Chow, Elanne Kong, and Michael Tse. Michael Miu reprises a new role as a triad boss in E.U., which is unrelated to his role in The Academy.
Style:
captivating, crime drama, emotional, action drama
Plot:
law enforcement, police academy, police procedural, fight, army, military, soldier, academy, military academy, military service, military life, friendship, teamwork, coming of age, maturation, heroism, discipline, urban, perseverance, investigation, rivalry, realism, street crime, corruption, female police officer
Time:
2000s, contemporary
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: China
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 60 min.
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Duration: 45 min.
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Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Style:
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Place:
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Plot:
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Audience:
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Country: Hong Kong
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Time:
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Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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