A Better Tomorrow

DIRECTED BY John Woo

WRITTEN BY John Woo

STARRING Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat

Introduced by Carson Wang - MAPH Graduate Student at UChicago, Political Organizer w/ Asian American Midwest Progressives and Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago

This story is the tale of two brothers: one a successful counterfeiter and the younger a fledgling graduate of the HK police academy. The plot revolves around the split when the younger brother learns the other is a criminal and the efforts of the criminal brother to reform. Along the way are plenty of heists, double-crosses, and shoot outs.

Production Year 1986

Country of Origin Hong Kong

Language Chinese (Cantonese)

Subtitle Language English

Run Time 95 min

Genre Action

Assisted Listening Limited Availability

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