Underplayed Gems

The Victim (1980)

The Victim poster
Original title
身不由已
Directed by
Sammo Hung
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two adoptive brothers have a bitter rivalry. One brother relentlessly pursues his sister-in-law.

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What happens

The Victim (Chinese: 身不由已) is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring and directed by Sammo Hung. It was released in the US as Lightning Kung Fu in June 1982. The film focuses on the hostile relationship between two adoptive brothers, and one brother's obsessive pursuit of his sister-in-law. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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