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CHASING THE DRAGON (追龍)
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Completed - CANTONESE, MANDARIN - Action/Adventure

Log Line

An illegal immigrant snuck into the corrupt British colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a monster and emerging as Number ONE Drug Lord.

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Jing WONG, Jason KWAN
Writer(s) : Jing WONG
Cast : Donnie YEN, Andy LAU, Michelle HU

Producer(s) : Jing WONG, Donnie YEN, Andy LAU, Connie WONG

Synopsis

In the 60s', corruption was rampant in Hong Kong. Ho (Donnie Yen) who was an illegal immigrant from Mainland China became a triad member; and was appreciated by Chief Detective Lee Rock (Andy Lau) During one of the gang fights, Ho sacrificed his right leg to save Rock and become the infamous "Crippled Ho". The two had since developed a close brotherly love. And Rock helped Ho to become the No.1 leader of the drug empire . Rock and Ho became extremely powerful and separated ruled the upper-world and the underworld of Hong Kong. However, at the same time, they were checking and wrestling secretly to ensure the balance of power between them. Until 1974, the establishment of ICAC forced Rock to have a premature retirement. However, Ho did not want to quit, and was determined to become the sole dictator of the drug empire ...

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Country(ies) : HONG KONG (CHINA)

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