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Sons of the Neon Night (2025)

Sons of the Neon Night poster
Original title
風林火山
Directed by
Juno Mak
Genre
action film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
2h 12m
Rated
15
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A crime thriller set in Hong Kong. An ensemble of characters get caught up in a web of betrayal and power struggles in the neon-lit underworld.

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What happens

Sons of the Neon Night is a 2025 Hong Kong crime thriller film directed, written, and co-produced by Juno Mak. It stars an ensemble cast led by Takeshi Kaneshiro, Sean Lau, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Louis Koo, and Gao Yuanyuan. Production began in June 2017, and wrapped up in March 2018. It was originally set for release in 2019, but post-production was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, resuming only once the pandemic ended. The film had its world premiere at the Midnight Screenings section of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2025. It was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 1 October 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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