1981  ·  Hong Kong  ·  Fiction

Woo Yuet dik goo si (The Story of Woo Viet)

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Woo Yuet dik goo si (The Story of Woo Viet)

  • 1981
  • Hong Kong
  • Fiction
  • Cantonese
  • English
  • 92 mins
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Depicting the plight of Vietnamese refugees in the form of an action thriller and as the second work in Ann Hui's Vietnam Trilogy, Woo Yuet dik goo si follows Woo Viet, a Vietnamese veteran who reunites with his long-time pen pal Li Lap-Quan in a refugee camp in Hong Kong. There, he meets and develops a relationship with fellow refugee Shum Ching. The pair attempts to flee to the United States but ends up stranded in Manila's Chinatown, where local triads force Shum into prostitution and make Woo work as a hired assassin. By setting its two main characters adrift, the film foreshadows the themes of displacement and wandering that preoccupy Hui's later works. Hui successfully infuses the assassin genre with a serious social message, distinguishing herself as the New Wave director most adept at navigating the balance between commercial viability and artistic expression.

Credits

Director
Ann Hui
Writer
Alfred Cheung, Kang-Chien Chiu
Producer
Teddy Robin, Bo-Chu Chui

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