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Wild Search

1989 · 98 min

A gritty cop drama that balances tense action with a tender, unlikely bond, leaving a bittersweet aftertaste.

Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Overview
While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, detective Mew Mew discovers the body of a dead woman and her daughter who witnessed the murder. Believing that the girl may be in danger, Mew Mew seeks out her aunt Cher, and the three develop a bond, but Cher's ex-husband and a vengeful gunrunner soon show up to disrupt their short-lived peace.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • grief
  • isolation
  • love
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, crime, drama
Directed by
Ringo Lam Ling-tung
Written by
Nam Yin
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung, Tommy Wong, Roy Cheung Yiu-yeung, Paul Chun Pui, Chan Cheuk-Yan, Ku Feng, Lau Kong
Music
Lowell Lo Koon-ting
Cinematography
Andrew Lau Wai-keung
Runtime
98 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin

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