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Chasing the Dragon

2023 · 95 min

A gritty, fast-moving crime saga that keeps you hooked with its swaggering gangsters and bursts of brutal action.

Directed by
Wong Jing, Venus Keung
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Jordan Chan Siu-chun, Vincent Wong Ho-shun, Raquel Xu Dongdong
Overview
Legendary heroes, lame-rich rises, dragons fight tigers, wealth and danger

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Directed by
Wong Jing, Venus Keung
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Jordan Chan Siu-chun, Vincent Wong Ho-shun, Raquel Xu Dongdong
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • power
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
period
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
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, crime
Directed by
Wong Jing, Venus Keung
Written by
Wong Jing
Starring
Jordan Chan Siu-chun, Vincent Wong Ho-shun, Raquel Xu Dongdong, Kent Cheng Jak-si, Dominic Ho Hou-man, Jazz Lam Tsz-sin, Yun Qianqian, Jenny Gui Jingjing
Runtime
95 min
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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