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Bullets Over Summer

1999 · 92 min

A gentle, bittersweet hangout punctuated by sudden violence, balancing warmth and melancholy with gritty crime.

Directed by: Wilson Yip
Genres: Crime, Drama, Action
Starring: Francis Ng Chun-yu, Louis Koo, Michelle Saram

Overview: Plainclothes policemen Brian and Mike use an elderly woman's apartment for surveillance, hoping to catch a fugitive gangster. They develop a warm relationship with their hostess, whom they call "granny." Meanwhile, each man develops a romantic relationship: Brian with a strange wandering teenage girl, and Mike with a pregnant woman at the dry cleaning shop. When the gangster returns to his flat, Brian and Mike are forced into an explosive confrontation.

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Directed by: Wilson Yip
Genres: Crime, Drama, Action
Starring: Francis Ng Chun-yu, Louis Koo, Michelle Saram

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
isolation
love
crime
death
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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