The White Storm
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| Traditional Chinese | 掃毒 |
| Simplified Chinese | 扫毒 |
| Literal meaning | Sweep Away the Poison |
| Hanyu Pinyin | sǎo dú |
| Jyutping | sou3 duk6 |
| Directed by | Benny Chan |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Anthony Pun (HKSC) |
| Edited by | Yau Chi-wai (HKSE) |
| Music by | Nicolas Errèra |
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| Distributed by | Universe Films Distribution Company Limited |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Countries | Hong Kong China |
| Languages | Cantonese Thai English |
| Budget | US$16,000,000 |
| Box office | US$44,670,277 |
The White Storm, formerly known as The Cartels War (Chinese: 掃毒) is a 2013 action film directed by Benny Chan. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film stars Sean Lau, Louis Koo, and Nick Cheung. The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival on 25 October 2013.
A sequel titled The White Storm 2: Drug Lords was released on 16 July 2019, with Koo returning, Andy Lau joining the cast as well as producing and Herman Yau directing.