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Young and Dangerous: The Prequel

1998 · 117 min

A brooding, brotherly coming-of-age crime drama where youthful swagger slowly curdles into loyalty, loss and hard consequences.

Overview
Showcasing the earlier years of Chan Ho Nam and Chicken, this prequel tells of their time during their willingness to follow Hung Hing's Uncle Bee.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Andrew Lau Wai-keung
Written by
Manfred Wong Man-chun, Ang Liu Cowman, Chau Ting
Starring
Nicholas Tse Ting-fung, Sam Lee, Yu Ka-Ho, Benjamin Yuen Wai-ho, Lillian Ho Ga-Lai, Daniel Wu, Shu Qi, Francis Ng Chun-yu
Runtime
117 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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