Summaries

When Ah-Gou, a smalltime Hong Kong street rascal, visits a fortune teller and hears that soon he will face a life-changing choice, he surely can't imagine that his life reached a middle point without return. Will he go to Mainland China with his fellow gangsters to close a deal on a couple of stolen cars? Or will he instead chose to accompany his friend on a trip to kill a mafioso in Taiwan? We are presented with the outcomes of both choices, but is any of the choices really a good one won't be easy to tell... This underground action comedy not only draws inspirations from Krzysztof Kieslowski and Quentin Tarantino, but can also be seen as a highly evaluated political commentary on Hongkong's transition to the People's Republic of China in 1997. Avant-garde cinematography, trippy electronic music and a variety of characteristic figures makes it a fun and memorable experience.—obczajajdlo

Details

Keywords
  • hong kong
  • gangster
  • taiwan
  • stolen car
  • choice
Genres
  • Action
  • Comedy
  • Crime
Release date Mar 13, 1997
Countries of origin Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Production companies Golden Harvest Company GH Pictures Golden Harvest Pictures (China)

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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