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Run and Kill

1993 · 92 min

A grimy, pitiless descent where one drunken mistake snowballs into savage, escalating mayhem that leaves you rattled and breathless.

Directed by
Billy Tang
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Kent Cheng Jak-si, Simon Yam, Esther Kwan Wing-ho
Overview
A family man attempts to undo the deadly contract he made with a stranger during an evening of drunken depression.

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Directed by
Billy Tang
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Kent Cheng Jak-si, Simon Yam, Esther Kwan Wing-ho
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • violence
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, horror, action, drama
Directed by
Billy Tang
Written by
Bryan Chang
Starring
Kent Cheng Jak-si, Simon Yam, Esther Kwan Wing-ho, Danny Lee Sau-yin, Melvin Wong King-Sun, Terrence Fok Shui-wah, Charlie Ng Kai-Ming, Lily Lee Lai-Lai
Music
Jonathon Wong Bong
Cinematography
Tony Miu Kin-Fai
Runtime
92 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Vietnamese

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