Chasing the Dragon (2017)

Name: Chasing the Dragon
Director: Wong Jing
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 2017-09-28
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Cast: Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Kent Cheng Jak-Si, Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung

Action Crime Thriller

Director: Wong Jing

Cast: Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Kent Cheng Jak-Si, Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung

Runtime128 min

Rating15

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An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.

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Chasing the Dragon (2017), directed by Wong Jing, is a critically acclaimed action crime thriller that follows the rise of an illegal immigrant from Mainland China who becomes a ruthless drug lord in British-colonized Hong Kong in the 1960s. The film has received positive reviews, with audiences giving it a strong 7.3/10 rating on IMDb.

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Fans of gritty crime dramas and Hong Kong action films will appreciate the intense, stylized visuals and performances in Chasing the Dragon (2017), directed by the acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Jing and starring the renowned actors Donnie Yen and Andy Lau.

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Chasing the Dragon, previously known as King of Drug Dealers, is a 2017 Hong Kong action crime drama film directed by Wong Jing and Jason Kwan. The film stars Donnie Yen as Crippled Ho, based on real life gangster Ng Sik-ho and Andy Lau reprising his role as Lee Rock from the film series of the same name. The film is about an illegal immigrant from China who sneaks into British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963 and transforms himself into a ruthless and emerging drug lord. The film is a remake of the 1991 film To Be Number One.