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Release, runtime and language
1981 · 92 mins · Cantonese
Directed by
Ann Hui
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Fanny Serrano, Josie Tagle, Lo Lieh, Gam Biu, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Wu Viet, a Vietnamese refugee seeking a new life in the United States, first journeys toward Hong Kong. En route through Thailand he meets a striking woman who joins his trek. Together they settle in a Thai refugee camp, where fellow countrymen begin vanishing mysteriously. As Wu investigates, his own safety is threatened, forcing him to flee to the Philippines.

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