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HONG KONG · 1985

Run Tiger Run

John Woo
Chinese Fifth Generation friendship kidnapping inheritance rescue mission class difference
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Synopsis

Homeless lads Teddy and Benny befriend a rich boy, heir to his grandfather's massive fortune. His uncle mistakes all of them for his nephews and, plotting to steal the inheritance for himself, abducts Benny. Teddy teams up with his friends and an assassin to pull off a rescue mission.

Year1985
CountryHong Kong
DirectorJohn Woo
MovementChinese Fifth Generation
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