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Director: Andrew Lau
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From Time Out Film Guide
Based on a popular graphic novel (itself a thinly fictionalised commentary on real-life power struggles in the Hong Kong-Macau triad underworld), this low-budget firecracker is the kind of movie that gives immorality a good name. Shot (mostly hand-held) by its director and scripted by its producer Manfred Wong, it's founded on a clash between 'good' triads and 'bad' triads. The five adorable heroes are foot soldiers in the Hung Hing gang, laddish as they come but dedicated to ideals of loyalty, righteousness and 'brotherhood'. The bad guy is Hung Hing branch leader Kwan (Francis Ng), who usurps leadership of the gang but then overdoes the power thing. A huge - and largely deserved - hit in Hong Kong, it rocketed all its young leads to stardom.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Andrew Lau
Producer: Wong Jing
Cast: Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Gigi Lai, Francis Ng, Simon Yam, Ng Chi-Hung, Michael Tse, Jerry Lamb, Jason Chu full cast
Genre(s): Gangsters
Duration: 99 mins
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