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A Better Tomorrow
Why this pick
Its brotherhood tragedy, balletic gunplay, and operatic moral stakes create the same emotionally charged Hong Kong action-romance sensibility as The Killer.
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MOVIE1989 1h 50m HKG
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Hitman Ah Jong is on his last job for the Hong Kong Triad (underground society), but accidentally damages the eyes of a young nightclub singer named Jennie with a muzzle flash in a shootout. After the attack, Ah Jong begins to watch Jennie perform at the nightclub and escorts her home when she is attacked by thugs. Jennie and Ah Jong begin to fall in love during his frequent visits to her apartment.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kenneth Tsang
Sgt. Tsang Yeh