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Made 20 years ago, this action movie had a profound influence on the Hong Kong movie-making industry, and later on an international scale.

An undeniable action classic, A Better Tomorrow, released by Optimum Asia from 26th June 2006 as a two disc special edition, spawned innumerous imitations in its wake and its success brought the stellar talent of John Woo (Hard Boiled, Face/Off) and Chow Yun-Fat (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) to the attention of Hong Kong and international audiences.

Chow plays the slick killer Mark, who, along with his best friend Ho (Ti Lung), are living the high-life after a very successful counterfeiting scheme. But troubles begin when Ho's younger brother Kit (Leslie Cheung, Happy Together), a police officer in training, discovers what his brother does for a living, leading the three to a blazing finale which pushes their loyalties to the limit.

With the charismatic Chow and the inventive Woo joining their talents, A Better Tomorrow marks the first outing of a very successful pairing, which went on to re-invent Hong Kong cinema.

Special Features

  • Commentary by Bey Logan
  • New Documentary "Crossings" on the work of John Woo
  • Interview With John Woo
  • Interview With Chow Yun-Fat
  • Trailers