"This is the film that established John Woo as the king of the Hong Kong gunplay picture, and made a superstar of the actor Chow Yun-fat. Chow plays counterfiter Mark Gor, whose partner, Ho, has a younger brother, Kit, in the police force. Kit knows nothing of Ho's life of crime until a gangland doublecross results in the death of their father; the younger man's love for his big brother turns to hatred, until the two of them, along with Mark, are drawn into a violent showdown against the syndicate." - Fredric Dannen, Hong Kong Babylon: An Insider's Guide to the Hollywood of the East
“The sheer joy of a director discovering his true voice.” - Andy Klein
Screening as part of our Hong Kong Cinema Classics series
See more and save! Get a Hong Kong Cinema Classics 3-Ticket Pack ($30 for IFC Center members and $45 for non-members). Ticket packs are good for any 3 shows in the retrospective.