Bullets Over Summer

Bullets Over Summer

1999 · 92 min · CN · 6.3 (36 votes)
Dir. Wilson Yip · Starring Francis Ng Chun-Yu, Louis Koo, Michelle Saram, Stephanie Lam Mei-Ching, Helena Law Lan, Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung · Music Tommy Wai Kai-Leung
CrimeDramaAction

Plainclothes policemen Brian and Mike use an elderly woman's apartment for surveillance, hoping to catch a fugitive gangster. They develop a warm relationship with their hostess, whom they call "granny." Meanwhile, each man develops a romantic relationship: Brian with a strange wandering teenage girl, and Mike with a pregnant woman at the dry cleaning shop. When the gangster returns to his flat, Brian and Mike are forced into an explosive confrontation.

VIBE

A palpable sense of urban isolation permeates this gritty crime thriller. It's a world of desperate men and fleeting connections, where duty clashes with personal desires amidst simmering tension and sudden bursts of violence.

grittytensemelancholicviolentsteadyHong Kong crimeneo-noirgrimy realismlonelinessdutyurban decayfleeting connection
undercover copsurveillancetriads
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