True Colours

1986 1h 30m CN

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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Lung and Wong are buddies in their ferocious youth. Lung fled from his motherland to escape a death penalty. Lung returns after five years and runs into Wong who becomes a priest of an orphanage.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ti Lung
Ho Lung
Raymond Wong
Pastor Robert
Brigitte Lin
May
Gary Lam Jan-Hong
James
Wang Hsieh
Kuk Yat Yung
Chiang Tao
Lam Chung
Inspector Cho
Lau Kwok-Shing

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kirk Wong Chi-Keung
Writers: Raymond Wong
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Kirk Wong Chi-Keung, shot by Henry Chan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chow Chi-Hap shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Ti Lung and Raymond Wong and Brigitte Lin carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092266 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kirk Wong Chi-Keung directs. Henry Chan behind the camera. Chow Chi-Hap cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kirk Wong Chi-Keung, shot by Henry Chan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Chow Chi-Hap shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ti Lung and Raymond Wong and Brigitte Lin carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0092266 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.