Chasing the Dragon (2017)
Sunday 7th January 2018
Based on the life of a real-life drug lord and Triad gang leader, and his brutal ascension to power, screen legends Donnie Yen and Andy Lau star in an action-packed Hong Kong crime thriller, Chasing the Dragon, released on DVD 22nd January 2018 from Well Go USA.
Get ready for an ambitious big budget crime drama, based on an incredible true life story, with Hong Kong cinema superstars Donnie Yen (Ip Man, Rogue One) and Andy Lau starring together for the first time. Yen is Crippled Ho, based on the Chinese gangster Ng Sik-Ho, who rises up from nothing to control the drug trade in Hong Kong - aided and abetted by a corrupt cop played by Lau (Infernal Affairs, House of Flying Daggers).
This rise and fall story, a Chinese Scarface, is dazzlingly co-directed by Hong Kong film veteran Wong Jing (God of Gamblers) and ace cinematographer Jason Kwan. The film's period settings are impeccable, and memorable set pieces include an insane shoot-out in a stunningly recreated Kowloon Walled City, a car chase like you've never seen, and enough brutal, brilliantly choreographed bone-crunching to please chop-socky fans.
Recalling the likes of Chinese gangster classics Election and A Better Tomorrow, and underworld masterwork Goodfellas, and featuring powerful central performances from dream team Yen and Lau, Chasing the Dragon is a truly spectacular and searing true crime epic.
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Please note - Disc special features are subject to change, may differ from format to format and/or may differ from region to region.
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