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Breakout from Oppression
CHINA · 1978

Breakout from Oppression

Kar-leung Lau
labor rights corruption murder mystery class conflict wrongful accusation
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Synopsis

Tsao Chan (Gordon Liu) is a letter carrier in the countryside who wanders into a town after being accosted by some corrupt cops. He witnesses three men running from a group of houses, and when he investigates he finds two murder victims inside. Meanwhile, a skirmish is developing between a factory owner (Fung Hak On) and his workers, led by two brothers (Paul Chin and Dean Shek). Tsao recognizes t

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