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Flaming Brothers (1987)

Flaming Brothers poster
Original title
江湖龍虎鬥
Directed by
Joe Cheung Tung-joe
Genre
crime film, romance film, thriller film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
G
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two childhood friends become rivals in a Hong Kong criminal underworld. One rises as a mob boss while the other becomes a cop, and their loyalties are tested by romance and violence.

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What happens

Flaming Brothers is a 1987 Hong Kong crime action film directed by Joe Cheung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Alan Tang (who also produced the film), Pat Ha, and Jenny Tseng. The film was shot in Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 30 July 1987. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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