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Sheng gang qi bing (1984)
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11 July 1984 (Hong Kong) moreAwards:
2 wins & 7 nominations moreUser Comments:
Classic 1980s Hong Kong pulp moreCast
(Credited cast) | Jing Chen | ... | Rooster |
| Jian Huang | ... | Chubby |
| Lung Jiang | ... | Chung |
| Ben Lam | ... | Cop |
| Wai Lam | ... | Tung |
| James Mou | ... | Cameo |
| Wai Shum | ... | Tai |
| Kwong Leung Wong | ... | Cop |
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Long Arm of the Law (Hong Kong: English title)Saang gong kei bing (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
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No. 6 in the Hong Kong Film Awards' List of The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures moreFAQ
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This is the film from which Tarantino copied the idea of mutilating someone's ear for a bit of a shocker effect. The film chronicles the career of the "O gang", a bunch of Mainland Chinese who hope to make some superfast bucks during a few days of illegal stay in the crown colony.
Things start to go in the wrong direction for them even before they can cross the border, however and the gang makes a conscious effort to defeat the odds through camaraderie and loyalty. They loudly profess their love of freedom and one wonders if these are in fact hardened criminals or clueless country potatoes. They definitely are clueless towards their impending downward spiral that continues with a double cross from a local mobster, while they have to wait for their targeted jewelery shop to re-open after someone else's robbery.
This film has it all, gratuitous violence that was all but impossible for western cinema back then. Very funny and absurd tales of country boys vs the HK redlight district. Now historic Hong Kong footage from the walled city ghetto, where the gang takes refuge in an underground clinic and is drawn into a superbly staged final shootout.
A classic tale of male and criminal self-destruction, told in an early superlow-budget HK film from a bygone era.