Category III: Lunar New Year
Welcome to the year of the Horse! This week we celebrate all things Lunar New year: from Hong Kong Cinema, to Korean classics and more. This Fiery line up will be sure to bring you good luck and good fortune. So shed the skin of last year and giddy up into Spring!
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Bloody Tie
2006 • Korea • Directed by Choi Ho
1998… Korea is hit by the IMF crisis. The Korean won is barely worth its weight and bankruptcies are piling up like litter on the streets. But in Pusan, among the fish and tough sea-going men, the narcotics market is flourishing as never before. In this setting...
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The Goblin
2022 • Korea • Directed by Kim Hee-sung
Former gangster Doo-hyun, known as "Goblin", served time for his boss' murder to protect Young-min. Out of prison, Young-min kidnaps Doo-hyun's daughter, forcing him to seek vengeance and reclaim his "Goblin" persona.
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The Untold Story
1993 • Hong Kong • Directed by Herman Yau and Danny Lee
On a Macao beach, kids discover the severed hands of a fresh victim. A squadron of cops investigate, and suspicion falls on Wong Chi Hang, the new owner of Eight Immortals Restaurant. The hands belong to the missing mother of the restaurant...
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Dr. Lamb
1992 • Hong Kong • Directed by Danny Lee
A mentally disturbed taxi driver lusts for blood every rainy night, and several young women are brutally murdered. He likes to take photos of the victims' dismembered bodies as his special mementos after sex with their corpses and stores their severed bre...
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Category III: The Untold Story Of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
2018 • United Kingdom • Directed by Calum Waddell
The rise and fall of Hong Kong's notorious Category III cinema which reached a peak during the years 1988 and the lead-up to the Handover in 1997.
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Fearless Dragons
1980 • Hong Kong • Directed by Lee Chiu
When two wily con men - martial arts movie legends Phillip Ko (THE DRAGON THE HERO, THE INVINCIBLE ARMOUR) and Bryan Leung (LEGEND OF A FIGHTER, LIGHTNING KUNG FU) - are framed for hijacking a trunkful of charity funds, they'll join forces to find the real...
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Five Golden Dragons
1967 • Germany & United Kingdom • Directed by Jeremy Summers
After arriving in Hong Kong, wealthy American playboy Bob Mitchell is the recipient of a strange note found on the body of a dead man. A clue to an illegal gold-trafficking operation, Mitchell is unwittingly thrust into a deadly power ...