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A Better Tomorrow

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A Better Tomorrow
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NR,1hr 35min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1986
Director:
John Woo
Distributor:
Tai Seng
Starring:
Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Ti Lung  ...more
Synopsis: John Woo established himself as one of Hong Kong's premiere action directors with this ultra-hip, ultra-violent action classic. The film centers around the complex relationship between two brothers: Sung Tse-kit (Leslie Cheung) is a recent graduate of the police academy while Tse-ho (Ti Lung) runs a massive counterfeiting ring along with his gangland associate, Mark Lee (Chow Yun-fat). Tension between the two brothers comes to a head when their father is murdered after a crime deal goes sour and ... Full Synopsis
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Jonathan Crow, AMG Review
The film that launched a thousand action spectaculars, A Better Tomorrow established John Woo as Hong Kong's preeminent action director and started the Hong Kong gangster flick boom of the 1980s. Reworking themes of loyalty and self-sacrifice found in Italian spaghetti westerns, Jean-Pierre Melville films, and early martial arts movies, Woo envisions a criminal world where violence is the only way ... Full Review
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