People's Hero (1987)
- Original title
- 人民英雄
- Directed by
- Derek Yee
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A small-time crook takes hostages in a convenience store. The situation escalates as a hardened criminal and an ordinary man clash over what to do next.
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What happens
People's Hero is a 1987 Hong Kong thriller film written and directed by Derek Yee and starring Ti Lung. The film was nominated for three Hong Kong Film Awards, where Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Elaine Jin won the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards respectively, while Ronald Wong was nominated in the former category as well. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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