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A Taste of Killing and Romance (1994)

A Taste of Killing and Romance poster
Original title
殺手的童話
Directed by
Veronica Chan
Genre
action film, romance film, crime film, thriller film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two assassins work for the same organization without knowing it. They meet and fall in love.

romantictenseaction-packedsuspensefulstylishdramaticfast-paced

What happens

A Taste of Killing and Romance is a 1994 Hong Kong action romantic thriller film produced and directed by Veronica Chan and starring Andy Lau and Anita Yuen as a pair of assassins who unknowingly work for the same organisation that meet and eventually fall in love. The film was released in Hong Kong on 5 August 1994. A Taste of Killing and Romance was later shown at the New Beverly Cinema on 11 December 2018 as part of a double feature with the 1997 film, The Odd One Dies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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