Just Heroes

Just Heroes

1989 · 97 min · CN · 6.6 (29 votes)
Dir. John Woo, Wu Ma · Starring David Chiang Da-Wei, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Chen Kuan-Tai, Tien Niu, Cally Kwong Mei-Wan, Wu Ma · Music Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung
ActionCrimeDrama

A respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. One of his three adopted sons are to take his place. One of them is the traitor.

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This is a gritty, operatic journey through a world of fractured loyalties and high-stakes succession. It feels tense and melancholic, punctuated by bursts of stylized action. Expect a propulsive narrative steeped in themes of honor and betrayal, all wrapped in classic heroic bloodshed aesthetics.

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