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Tian Di (1994)

Tian Di poster
Original title
天與地
Directed by
David Lai
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1920s China, a government investigator is sent to enforce a ban on opium. He works to stop the trade, facing dangers from those who profit from it.

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What happens

Tian Di, also known in United Kingdom as Chinese Untouchables, is a 1994 Hong Kong action crime drama film directed by David Lai. Set in the 1920s, the film stars Andy Lau as a Cantonese-born, Nanjing government investigator who has been appointed by the first Commissioner of the opium trade ban. The film was produced by Lau's film company Teamwork Motion Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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