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Purple Storm (1999)

Purple Storm poster
Original title
紫雨風暴
Directed by
Teddy Chan
Genre
action film, science fiction film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
IIB
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man who lost his memory gets caught up in a secret operation involving a terrorist group. He must figure out who he truly is while a former friend from his past hunts him down.

tensefast-pacedsuspensefulmelancholicgrittyvisceralemotionaldark

What happens

Purple Storm (Chinese: 紫雨風暴) is a 1999 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Teddy Chan, and narrated by Daniel Wu, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Kam Kwok-leung, Emil Chau, Josie Ho, and Joan Chen. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 25 November 1999. The American version was released by Touchstone Pictures and Millennium Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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