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Fatal Bet (1989)

Fatal Bet poster
Directed by
Jimmy Heung
Genre
drama, action
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in the world of high-stakes gambling in Hong Kong. He faces dangerous opponents and risky bets that threaten his life.

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What happens

Fatal Bet is a 1989 Hong Kong action drama film written and directed by Jimmy Heung and Kin-Nam Cho (as Dick Tso). It belonged to the early part of the 1989-1996 period, a period when gambling-themed films were dominating the Hong Kong movie scene. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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