City on Fire

The undercover cop thrived in the late 1980s as crime thrillers became the dominant genre of Hong Kong cinema. City on Fire took the subgenre to higher levels, with the great Chow Yun-fat playing the cop who's torn between fulfilling his duty and betraying his friend, boss of the gang he has infiltrated. Ringo Lam established his signature style of dark, gritty, fatalistic drama punctuated by explosive bursts of violence with this film, which later earned a devoted international following, reputedly serving as inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). The film won both Best Director and Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

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9/12/2018 (Sun)	5:30pm	Auditorium, North District Town Hall

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