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SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
Soi Cheang · 2015
A Hong Kong cop named Kit busts a major gangster only to find his cover blown and his main witness gone. The gangster, in retaliation, has him kidnapped and put in a Thai jail with a false criminal identity. Lowly prison guard Chai, with his extraordinary fighting skills, guards Kit and prevents his escape. The prison guard’s daughter suffers from a rare form of leukemia and Kit is the only donor who can save her. The prison guard discovers Kit’s real identity and helps him to escape in return for his agreeing to save his daughter. Together, Kit and Chai must face and take down the gangster and his minions.
Limbo
Soi Cheang · 2021
Lidia and Wally meet when she buys him his house. They fall in love, but Lidia lives in Madrid, Spain, and Wally in Neuquen, Argentina. Their Skype conversations are interrupted by glitches that happen in Lidia's computer. Wally begins to feel that Lidia is not quite right: she talks about presences in the house, voices talking in other rooms, people that -whenever the conversation is interrupted by glitches- want to hurt her. Soon Rodrigo appears in the story: he's Lidia's obsessed and stalker ex-boyfriend. Is he the mysterious presence, or is there something else lurking in the shadows?
Red Cliff II
John Woo · 2009
The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?
Red Cliff
John Woo · 2008
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.
SPL: Kill Zone
Wilson Yip · 2005
Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit, replacing Chan who wants an early retirement.
Ip Man 2
Wilson Yip · 2010
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong. His growing reputation soon brings challenges from powerful enemies, including pre-eminent Hung Gar master, Hung Quan.
Ip Man
Wilson Yip · 2008
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.
Time and Tide
Tsui Hark · 2000
A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their partnership can't last.
A Moment of Romance
Benny Chan Muk-Sing · 1990
After a young Triad member takes an upper-class girl hostage during his escape from a jewelry heist, the two find themselves falling in love, in spite of the repercussions caused by their forbidden relationship.
A Better Tomorrow II
John Woo · 1987
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
Ashes of Time
Wong Kar-wai · 1994
Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.
Farewell My Concubine
Chen Kaige · 1993
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.
Days of Being Wild
Wong Kar-wai · 1990
Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and the truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.
Hard Boiled
John Woo · 1992
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
Soi Cheang · 2024
In 1980s Hong Kong, troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun, a mainland refugee, struggles to survive in the Kowloon Walled City by joining underground fights. Betrayed by crime boss Mr. Big while trying to buy a fake ID, he steals drugs from him and seeks refuge in the Walled City, where he encounters Cyclone, a compassionate yet authoritative crime lord.
A Better Tomorrow
John Woo · 1986
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Infernal Affairs
Alan Mak Siu-Fai · 2002
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.
Happy Together
Wong Kar-wai · 1997
A gay couple from Hong Kong takes a trip to Argentina in search of a new beginning but instead begins drifting even further apart.
Chungking Express
王家衛 · 1994
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
2046
Wong Kar-wai · 2004
Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.
In the Mood for Love
王家衛 · 2000
Ambientado em Hong Kong no início dos anos 60, dois vizinhos, Sr. Chow e Sra. Chan, criam um vínculo depois de começarem a suspeitar que seus respectivos cônjuges estão tendo um caso juntos.
Fallen Angels
Wong Kar-wai · 1995
An assassin goes through obstacles as he attempts to escape his violent lifestyle despite the opposition of his partner, who is secretly attracted to him.
