Original title:江湖龍虎鬥 / Gong woo lung foo dau
Year: 1987
Country: Hong Kong
Region code: B
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060000705966
Image: 1.85:1 (1080p)
Audio: Cantonese, English
Subtitles: English
Age rating: 18
Genre: Action
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Alan Tang, Patricia Ha
Director: Joe Cheung
Synopsis:
Standout Hong Kong crime thriller released amidst the wave of heroic bloodshed films that followed in the wake of John Woo's A Better Tomorrow and Ringo Lam's City on Fire , Flaming Brothers features Alan Tang and Chow Yun-fat (who was quickly rising to superstardom in the late 1980s) as triad brothers determined to protect their criminal operation – and each other – no matter what the cost.
Both orphaned at a young age, Cheung Ho-tin (Chow) and Chan Wai-lun (Tang) grew up together on the streets, forming a strong bond in their childhood that remains unbroken as they become triad brothers in adulthood. Having recently opened a nightclub together, they begin to feel that they have finally made it. That is, at least, until they become embroiled in a conflict with the ruthless gangster Ko Lo-sei (Patrick Tse) and his right-hand man (Norman Chui), who threatens to take away everything that Tin and Lun have worked for.
In equal parts an action-packed thrill-ride and a rumination on the bonds of male friendship, Flaming Brothers boasts a screenplay written by Wong Kar-wai, the celebrated auteur who would go on to write and direct Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love . Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK since a 2K restoration.
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