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Executioners (1993)

Executioners poster
Original title
現代豪俠傳
Directed by
Ching Siu-tung, Johnnie To
Genre
action film, superhero film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
R
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Years after a nuclear disaster, three women with superhuman abilities fight a tyrannical water baron while dealing with personal conflicts and a new generation of heroes. The movie shows them reuniting to protect their city from destruction.

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What happens

Executioners (Chinese: 現代豪俠傳; pinyin: Xian dai hao xia zhuan), is a 1993 Hong Kong fantasy film and a sequel to The Heroic Trio, directed by Johnny To. Executioners was directed by Johnnie To and Ching Siu-tung. The film stars Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui and Maggie Cheung, returning as the main characters of the first film. Other cast include Damian Lau, Anthony Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Lau Ching-Wan, Paul Chun and Kwan Shan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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