People’s Hero
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1h 22m
Directed by Derek Yee Tung-sing • 1987 • Hong Kong
Starring Ti Lung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tony Leung Ka-fai
Something like DOG DAY AFTERNOON amped up through the operatic grit of Hong Kong action cinema at its peak, this electrifying, morally complex thriller unfolds almost entirely within the tense confines of a bank in the middle of a robbery gone wrong. As the two bumbling crooks (Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Ronald Wong) see their perfect crime go spectacularly awry, one of their hostages (Ti Lung)—who happens to be a murderous ex-con—takes over and quickly turns the situation to his own ruthless advantage. PEOPLE’S HERO pushes claustrophobic tension and barely contained chaos to the breaking point.
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