The Untold Story

"Based, unfortunately, on real events…"

1993 1h 35m CN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 150

ComedyCrimeHorror

Synopsis

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Macau cops begin to suspect a man running a pork buns restaurant of murder, after tracing the origin of a case full of chopped up human remains that washed ashore, which leads them to him.

“Based, unfortunately, on real events…”

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Cast

Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Officer Lee
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Wong Chi Hang
Emily Kwan Bo-Wai
Bo
Lau Siu-Ming
Cheng Lam
Shing Fui-On
Cheng Poon
Eric Kei Ka-Fat
Robert
Lam King-Kong
King Kong
Parkman Wong Pak-Man
Bull

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Herman Yau
Writers: Law Kam-Fai
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "The Untold Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Herman Yau, shot by Cho Wai-Kei. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Original score by Jonathon Wong Bong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Choi 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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Danny Lee Sau-Yin and Anthony Wong Chau-Sang and Emily Kwan Bo-Wai carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Based, unfortunately, on real events…".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0103743 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Herman Yau directs. Cho Wai-Kei behind the camera. Jonathon Wong Bong scores. Robert Choi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "The Untold Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Herman Yau, shot by Cho Wai-Kei. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jonathon Wong Bong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Robert Choi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Danny Lee Sau-Yin and Anthony Wong Chau-Sang and Emily Kwan Bo-Wai carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Based, unfortunately, on real events…".
8IMDB entry: tt0103743 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Cho Wai-Kei
Original score: Jonathon Wong Bong
Editing: Robert Choi
Costume design: Yu Kit-Ling
Makeup / hair: Tien-Hsing Li
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Original language: CN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Untold Story (1993)

Part of

The Untold Story Collection

Series of Hong Kong crime films.

Also by

Herman Yau

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What people are saying

DrMarty2012-11-07
"Bunman-The Untold Story" is one of the most horribly disturbing horror movies ever made. Anthony Wong plays a lunatic who butchers a restaurant owner and his family in Macau after a gambling argument. He takes over the restaurant and uses the family's bodies to make pork buns! "The Untold Story" is a nasty, brutal film based on a real-life facts. Anthony Wong is perfect as the psychotic Wong Chi Hang and his grotesque grin is truly bone-chilling. The violence is extremely shocking: the family slaughter scene has to be one of the most repulsive acts of violence I've ever witnessed on film. The other sequences like brutal rape and murder of his female employee or Wong's suicide attempt in jail are also pretty hard to stomach. Still "The Untold Story" is sprinkled with humour what makes it a bit easier to watch. A must-see for fans of extreme cinema.
ShockandSchlock2023-02-08
★ 9/10
A true exploitation CAT III classic. Darkly humorous while also being incredibly disturbing at points. Anthony Wong's performance is unhinged in the best way possible. While some of the special effects look like they were purchased from a party store, this isn't enough to hold this one back from being a classic.

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