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The Killer
Why this pick
Its balletic gunfights, rain-soaked melancholy, and honour-bound cop–criminal bond closely echo Hard Boiled’s operatic action and emotional intensity.
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MOVIE1992 2h 6m HKG
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In a tea house in Hong Kong, Tequila Yuen (Chow Yun-fat) and his partner Benny (Bowie Lam), attempt to arrest a group of gun smugglers while they are making a deal. After an ambush from another gang member, a fierce gun battle breaks out. The gangsters are defeated but several police officers are badly wounded and Benny is killed. Angered by the death of his partner, Tequila decides to kill the gangster who ambushed them rather than arrest him. This angers his boss, Officer Superintendent Pang (Philip Chan (actor)), who wanted the gangster alive to testify. Tequila is subsequently ordered off the case for his misdemeanor.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Chow Yun-Fat
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Alan
Teresa Mo
Teresa Chang
Philip Chan
Supt. Pang
Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
Mad Dog
Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
Johnny Wong
Kwan Hoi-San
Uncle Hoi
Stephen Tung Wai
Little Ko/Fox