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The Heroine

1973 · 84 min

A scrappy, fast-moving crime caper with earnest heroes and simple thrills, easy to watch and forget.

Directed by
Chu Mu
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Charlie Chin Chiang-Lin, Yuen Qiu, Lee Man-Tai
Tagline
Young Tiger
Overview
Incriminating evidence against a gang is left in a cab when a gang member dies in it. The gang chases the innocent cab driver, who receives help from the dead gangster's sister - a tough police woman.

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Directed by
Chu Mu
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Charlie Chin Chiang-Lin, Yuen Qiu, Lee Man-Tai
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, crime
Directed by
Chu Mu
Written by
Ngai Hoi-Fung, Chu Mu
Starring
Charlie Chin Chiang-Lin, Yuen Qiu, Lee Man-Tai, Hu Chin, Chiang Nan, Helena Law Lan, Fung Ngai, Wong Sam
Music
Stanley Chow Fook-Leung
Cinematography
Ngai Hoi-Fung
Runtime
84 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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