Director: Felix Chong
Hong Kong in the 1970s runs on backroom deals, and "The Goldfinger" follows the investigator determined to unravel one of the biggest of them.
What is The Goldfinger about?
The newly formed Independent Commission Against Corruption arrives at a moment when bribery reaches from street-level officials all the way into colonial administration. Senior Investigator Lau Kai-Yuen builds his career taking down one corrupt official after another, believing each case closes a chapter on the old system. Just as stability starts to feel within reach, a new figure emerges whose reach and ambition dwarf anything Lau has previously dismantled, dragging him into a far larger fight over money, property, and influence. Structured across shifting timelines, the film tracks how personal ambition and institutional reform collide in a city rebuilding its own rules for who gets to hold power.
Cast & crew
Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau anchor the central rivalry, drawing on decades of collaboration across Hong Kong cinema to give the investigator-versus-tycoon dynamic real weight. Simon Yam, Charlene Choi Cheuk-Yin, and Carlos Chan Ka-Lok round out a supporting cast spanning both sides of the corruption fight.
Context & significance
Director Felix Chong, known for scripting dense Hong Kong crime dramas, builds the film around real institutional history: the founding of the territory's anti-corruption body in the 1970s. Rather than a single linear takedown, the story jumps across years to trace how enforcement and evasion evolved together, giving the 126-minute runtime room to treat corruption as a system rather than a single villain's scheme.
Where & how to watch
"The Goldfinger" is available on K-Time with a Persian-dubbed audio option alongside the original Cantonese and Mandarin tracks. Browsing the film's page is free for anyone; streaming the movie itself just requires a free K-Time account login. K-Time's catalog, search, and interface are built with Farsi-speaking viewers in mind, from menus to recommendations.