Bullet in the Head
<div><div>After re-inventing the action film with <i>The Killer</i>, <b>John Woo</b> would turn inward and deliver the semi-autobiographical <i>Bullet in the Head</i>, complementing the stylistic flourishes that made his name with an unflinching and nihilistic brutality to deliver one of the most intense war films of all time.</div><div><br></div><div>Set during the Vietnam war, the film follows B, Fai and Wing (iconic actors <b>Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Jacky Cheung</b> and <b>Waise Lee</b>), three best friends fleeing from Hong Kong to seek their fortune as smugglers. In Saigon, they join forces with fellow expat Lok (<b>Simon Yam</b>) and double-cross the ruthless gangster Luong to steal his gold and rescue nightclub singer Sau-ching (<b>Yolinda Yan</b>) from his clutches. The gang must fight their way out of the country in a nightmarish odyssey where each new battle pushes them beyond their limits and threatens to destroy their friendship.</div><div><br></div><div>Combining the gravity of <i>Apocalypse Now</i> with the spectacular action of Woo's earlier films, <i>Bullet in the Head</i> is an uncompromising look at the ravages of war where ideals of brotherhood and comradeship disintegrate into greed and cruelty in a storm of bullets and blood.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Screening as part of our <a href="https://">CineMasters: John Woo</a> season. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Cantonese with English subtitles. </div>ActionPT2H10M182026-06-07Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
John Woo
Bullet in the Head"Bullet in the Head"Showtimes
June 7, 6:40 pm
June 9, 8:10 pm
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