Sworn Brothers

1987 1h 33m CN

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 6

ActionDrama

Synopsis

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Cheung and Lau are two men who grew up together as brothers. However, they end up as enemies who hunt each other down after following different paths in life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Andy Lau
Lam Ting Yat
Cheung Kwok-Keung
Inspector Kuo
Peter Yang Kwan
Yang Tung Hai
Bill Tung Biu
Uncle Pao
Siu Hung-Mui
Peggy
Eddy Ko Hung
Chan Chung Hon
Chin Ka-Lok
Ga Lo
Fung Yuen-Chi
Mr. Feng

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Lai Tai-Wai
Writers: David Lai Tai-Wai, Manfred Wong Man-Chun
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Lai Tai-Wai, shot by Andy Lam Kwok-Wah. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Andy Lau and Cheung Kwok-Keung and Peter Yang Kwan carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093071 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Lai Tai-Wai directs. Andy Lam Kwok-Wah behind the camera. Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung scores. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by David Lai Tai-Wai, shot by Andy Lam Kwok-Wah. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Andy Lau and Cheung Kwok-Keung and Peter Yang Kwan carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0093071 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.