Characters & Themes
The Peeping Tom (1997) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1997 · 91 mins · Cantonese
- Directed by
- Ivan Lai Kai-Ming
- Starring
- Gary Mak Wing-Lun, Michael Tse Tin-Wah, Lee Kin-Yan, Jade Leung Tsang, Lo Hung, Mark Cheng Ho-Nam
Roy Chen Chih Lai is a rapist and murderer who cuts off his victims' legs as trophies. After a bank robbery he photographs officer Cheng Hsuen and chooses her as his next victim. He stalks her, enters her home, and learns her sister Kelly is a cop. When Lai kidnaps and rapes Kelly, Cheng baits the killer herself to bring him to justice.
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