Kill Zone 2 (2015)
SPL II: A Time for Consequences (also known as Sha po lang 2 or Kill Zone 2) is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese martial arts action film directed by Cheang Pou-soi and produced by Wilson Yip and Paco Wong. The film starred Tony Jaa, Wu Jing, Simon Yam and Zhang Jin, with Louis Koo making a special appearance. The film was released on 18 June 2015 in both 3D and non-3D formats. According to Twitchfilm, SPL II is a sequel “in-name-only” to the 2005 film SPL: Sha Po Lang, which was directed by Wilson Yip and starred Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung and Simon Yam. SPL II featured a completely new storyline, with Wu Jing and Simon Yam from the first film returning as new characters, and introducing new cast members Louis Koo, Tony Jaa and Zhang Jin; Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung did not participate in the second film. The film was later followed by a thematic sequel, titled Paradox, released in 2017, directed by Yip, with Koo and Jaa returning as new characters.
Plot.
Kit is a Hong Kong undercover cop who becomes a drug addict to infiltrate a crime syndicate which has been kidnapping people and sending them to Thailand, where the victims are killed and have their organs sold in the black market. The mastermind behind the syndicate, Mr Hung, has a rare heart condition and needs to undergo a heart transplant to prolong his life. Hung’s younger brother is the ideal donor for a heart. When Hung sends his men to kidnap his brother, the situation goes haywire and a gunfight breaks out because the police have been tipped off by Kit about the kidnappers’ plan. Hung’s brother is injured during the shootout but is rescued by the police. Kit, on the other hand, escapes with the kidnappers but his cover is blown. Hung’s men kill Kit’s friend and knock Kit himself unconscious and sends him to a prison in Thailand. The chief warden, Ko Chun, works for Hung and has been keeping the kidnapped victims alive in the prison before they are killed for their organs. Kit is made to serve a life sentence in the prison. While in prison, Kit attempts to escape twice and fights with the prison guard Chatchai but ends up being subdued every time.
Chatchai’s daughter has leukaemia and needs to undergo a bone marrow transplant to survive. Chatchai witnesses Ko Chun’s illegal activities and brutality but forces himself to remain quiet because he does not want to lose his job. The donor who agreed to donate bone marrow to Chatchai’s daughter is Kit.
Back in Hong Kong, Hung reveals himself to Kit’s uncle and supervisor, Wah, who is keeping a close watch on Hung’s brother in hospital. Hung threatens Wah to hand over his brother to him in exchange for Kit. Although Wah initially agrees, he changes his mind later and hides Hung’s brother in his friend’s house. He then leaves his subordinates behind to guard Hung’s brother while he tracks down Kit’s location in Thailand and travels there. An angry Hung then sends his right-hand man Ah-Zai, a dangerous knife-wielding assassin to follow Wah’s subordinates and kill them and take Hung’s brother hostage. Ah-Zai easily murders every cop he spots and snaps a picture of Hung’s brother to Hung.
