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A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

1986 · 95 min · CN · R · 7.4 (614 votes)
Dir. John Woo · Starring Ti Lung, Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu Bo-Yee, Waise Lee Chi-Hung, Tien Feng · Music Joseph Koo · A Better Tomorrow Collection

“Brothers by blood. Enemies by chance. Killers by nature.”

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A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

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This film feels like a raw, emotional odyssey through a world of stylized violence and profound loyalty. It's a melancholic, yet exhilarating experience, steeped in the tragic beauty of brotherhood and the heavy price of past choices, all unfolding with a propulsive, operatic intensity.

intensemelancholicstylishtragicexhilaratingpropulsiveheroic bloodshedoperatic violenceHong Kong actionneo-noir aestheticloyaltybrotherhoodbetrayalredemptionthe cost of violence
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