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Bullet in the Head (1990)

Bullet in the Head poster
Original title
喋血街頭
Directed by
John Woo
Genre
drama film, action film, war film, crime film, thriller film, gangster film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
2h 16m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 321 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three close friends from Hong Kong get caught up in violent gang conflicts and later flee to war-torn Vietnam. Their brotherhood is tested by betrayal, survival, and brutal circumstances.

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What happens

Bullet in the Head (traditional Chinese: 喋血街頭; simplified Chinese: 喋血街头) is a 1990 Hong Kong action film written, produced, edited and directed by John Woo, and starring Tony Leung, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee and Simon Yam. The film incorporates elements of the action, war, melodrama and crime film genres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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