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The Untold Story

1993 · 95 min

A grimy, queasy plunge into brutality and black comedy that leaves you rattled and slightly sick.

Directed by
Herman Yau
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Horror
Starring
Danny Lee Sau-yin, Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Emily Kwan Bo-wai
Tagline
Based, unfortunately, on real events…
Overview
Macau cops begin to suspect a man running a pork buns restaurant of murder, after tracing the origin of a case full of chopped up human remains that washed ashore, which leads them to him.

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Directed by
Herman Yau
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Horror
Starring
Danny Lee Sau-yin, Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Emily Kwan Bo-wai
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • crime
  • corruption
  • greed
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour4
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, crime, horror
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
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