# Overheard 3

Overheard 3 (Chinese: 竊聽風雲3) is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese crime-thriller film written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong and starring Sean Lau, Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, Zhou Xun and Michelle Ye. It is a sequel to the 2011 film Overheard 2 in which Lau, Koo and Wu play different roles with a different storyline (abolishing the Small House Policy), but the key elements of the previous two films are kept. The film was released in China on 29 May 2014 and in Hong Kong on 5 June 2014.
Overheard 3 won three awards at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Actor for Lau, Best Supporting Actor for Kenneth Tsang and Best Screenplay, while also nominated for eight other awards.

## Cast

* Sean Lau as Luk Kam-keung
* Louis Koo as Law Wing-jau
* Daniel Wu as Joe
* Zhou Xun as Moon
* Michelle Ye as Luk Wing-yu
* Alex Fong as Fu
* Kenneth Tsang as Uncle To
* Ng Man-tat as Szeto
* Huang Lei as Wan
* Gordon Lam as Paul
* Dominic Lam as Chuck
* Huang Yi as Fu's wife
* Chin Ka-lok as Yuen
* Wilfred Lau as Dragon boy
* Vincent Kok as Computer expert
* Law Lan as Aunt Gil
* Yeung Ying-wai as Villagers A
* Kwok Fung as Uncle Nine
* Vincent Lo as Sunny
* Ben Yuen as Worker B
* Felix Lok as Mark
* Tony Ho as Head of trucker
* Lung Tin-sang as Hung
* Candy Yuen as a prostitute (uncredited)

## Reception

Boon Chan of The Straits Times states "The complicated web of relationships and land dealings plus the high-tech electronic monitoring make Overheard 3 feel overstuffed and underwhelming."
Gabriel Chong of Moviexclusive.com gave the film a 2.5 out of 5 stars, and states "Compared to its predecessors too, the storytelling goes bogged down in way too much exposition particularly in the middle segment."
The film grossed ¥27.7 million (US$4.43 million) on the opening day in China.

## Awards and nominations

| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Results |
| 34th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film | Overheard 3 | Nominated |
| 34th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Alan Mak, Felix Chong | Nominated |
| 34th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Alan Mak, Felix Chong | Won |
| 34th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Sean Lau | Won |
| 34th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Kenneth Tsang | Won |
| 34th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Alex Fong | Nominated |
| 34th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Anthony Pun | Nominated |
| 34th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film Editing | Curran Pang | Nominated |
| 34th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Art Direction | Man Lim-chung | Nominated |
| 34th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Costume Make up Design | Man Lim-chung | Nominated |
| 34th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Sound Design | Kinson Tsang | Nominated |
| 21st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Film | Overheard 3 | Won |
| 21st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Alan Mak, Felix Chong | Nominated |
| 21st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | Alan Mak, Felix Chong | Won |
| 21st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Sean Lau | Won |
| 21st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress | Zhou Xun | Nominated |
| 21st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress | Michelle Ye | Nominated |
| 21st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Film of Merit | Overheard 3 | Won |
| 9th Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards | Best Actor | Sean Lau | Won |
| 9th Asian Film Awards | Best Actor | Sean Lau | Nominated |
| 15th Chinese Film Media Awards | Most Watched Film | Overheard 3 | Nominated |