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Flaming Brothers

1987 · 101 min

A brooding, violent crime saga that mixes brotherhood and betrayal with sudden bursts of gunplay and genuine heartbreak.

Overview: Two blood brothers, who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are bound together by a special code of honour. However, this bond ultimately leads them into brutal conflict when they struggle to leave the violent world they live in.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: loyalty
betrayal
violence
love
redemption
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	8
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: action, crime, romance
Directed by: Joe Cheung Tung-Cho
Written by: Wong Kar-wai
Starring: Alan Tang Kwong-Wing, Jenny Tseng, Chow Yun-Fat, Pat Ha Man-Jik, Patrick Tse Yin, Philip Chan Yan-kin, James Yi Lui, Norman Tsui Siu-keung
Cinematography: Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Runtime: 101 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Thai

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