A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

  • Director: John Woo
  • Writer: Hing-Ka Chan,Suk-Wah Leung,John Woo
  • Countries of origin: Hong Kong
  • Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
  • Release date: August 2, 1986
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Bolje sutra
  • "Upright repenter" is a gunfight movie invested by New Art City Pictures Co., Ltd., directed by John Woo and starring Tommy Tam , Leslie Cheung , and Chow Yun Fat .
    The film tells about the love between Song Zihao, Mark and Song Zijie, as well as the setbacks, failures, confession and revenge of the three protagonists. The film was released in Hong Kong on August 2, 1986, and was the box office champion of Hong Kong movies that year. In 1987, the film won the Best Picture, Best Actor and other awards at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards  .

    Details

    • Release date August 2, 1986
    • Filming locations Hong Kong, China
    • Production companies Cinema City, Film Workshop

    Box office

    Gross worldwide

    $4,999,517

    Movie reviews

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    • By Alana 2022-04-24 07:01:18

      I am a pony

      Many friends say that you really like this movie, but it's nothing. It’s just that when I was sensible when I was a child, the first thing I came into contact with was Chow Yun-fat’s movies. At that time, my eldest brother-in-law had a lot of VCDs at home. I would watch them every day. I have collected more than 20 genuine VCDs of Fager, so Fager's films are as important to me as the influence of a family of origin on a person's childhood. At that time, I would save money to buy VCDs...

    • By Melisa 2022-04-24 07:01:18

      "The True Color of Heroes": Rediscovering the Lost Artistic Heart

      The American author Svetlana Boym said in the book "The Future of Nostalgia": "Nostalgia is not only the remembrance of a time that has passed and a home that has disappeared, but also the remembrance of a time that once lived there, but is now scattered around the world. The nostalgia of my friends." Living in a modern society, "nostalgia" has shifted from the long-lasting thoughts of the homeland in the geographical space to a kind of nostalgia and...

    • By Wayne 2022-04-23 07:03:41

      In 2012, watching The True Color of Heroes was a cult film? ? ?

      When this drama was on, I was just two years old. Forgive my ignorance. Today, in 2012, I only watched it for the first time, because I heard a certain screenwriter say that he watched it four times a day, and watched it more than 40 times in total. The movie even said that his peers would cry when they watched it. To be honest, I don't know why, maybe it's a movie with a long history, I really watch it as a cult movie. First of all, the actors' acting skills, I don't understand why the acting...

    • By Cayla 2022-04-23 07:03:41

      passionate

      What could be cooler than a pony with a toothpick in his mouth, lit a cigarette with dollar bills, and poured premium wine on his lap? I'm afraid not anymore. This is "The True Color of Heroes" in which John Woo established his status, and it is also one of the classic films in which his "violence aesthetics" has been carried forward. The brotherhood declared in this film keeps the male audience in a state of excitement all the time. Brother Fa also took this film to a higher level, so that...

    • By Monique 2022-04-23 07:03:41

      trueself

      When I first started watching "The True Color of Heroes", I thought the two big brothers of the gang were very handsome, especially the fat brother. The shape of the match in sunglasses and coat was so cool. Later, the scene of bloody revenge breaking into the enemy camp was classic, and the blood was boiling. . But the two people who were in their prime suddenly ended up on the streets because of their frame-up. I thought they would resurface like the classic plot of Young and Dangerous and...

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    • By Lorna 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      [Screening at China Film Archive] It turns out that Chow Yun-fat is not the protagonist, Dillon is. And John Woo and Tsui Hark have cameo appearances. From today's point of view, such Hong Kong films are indeed too exaggerated and contrived. But Chow Yun-fat's little brother is really handsome. Dillon, the old drama bone, is also very entertaining. Leslie Cheung went too far. The PS archives put DVDs on the screen, and there were N people screen shots, all of them women. Take your...

    • By Liana 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      Classic Hong Kong film, the plot is too full and compact, Dillon, Chow Yun-fat and Leslie Cheung's performances are very...

    • By Emmanuel 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      171118 Cinema: John Woo is poisonous, only one person came for three tickets. This piece is suitable for releasing mylars, and the identification is completed.

    • By Briana 2022-03-29 09:01:07

      In the dazzling golden age of Hong Kong films, "The True Color of Heroes" is undoubtedly a dazzling pearl. The dark gangster themes are based on romanticism, and John Woo's violent aesthetics have created a peak of competition in the arena. A heroic character is so expressive, and it has created a classic character of the times - Brother...

    • By Jacklyn 2022-03-28 09:01:08

      In the early years, the vague impression of the video hall was revisited by someone at night, and I sighed that the mainstream films were so disgusting back then! Leslie Cheung is still a little immature. Of course, this has nothing to do with the masked character design and the thirteenth young Fengyue Afei is far from being on a par. Is it a question of brotherhood? It makes people panic, it makes people panic. I have never been very fond of seeing John Woo, "I've been unlucky for many years"...

    Movie plot

    Song Zihao (played by Tommy Tam) and Mark (played by Chow Yun Fat) are important figures in an international counterfeit banknote group and close friends with siblings. Song Zihao's younger brother Song Zijie (Leslie Cheung) has just been admitted to the police school, and his girlfriend Zhong Rou (Zhu Baoyi) is smart and sensitive, and she has a deep love for Zijie. Once, Song Zihao took his subordinate Tan Cheng to Taipei to trade...
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    Shooting process

    John Woo recalled financial constraints when he was filming "Upright repenter". The actor Tommy Tam was fired by Shaw Brothers, and the other actor Chow Yun Fat was carrying the title of "Box Office Poison"; Leslie Cheung's joining made it possible to become popular. The big stars are the investors who are willing to pay, and Leslie Cheung has also asked John Woo privately more than once whether he needs to borrow money   .
    When John...
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    Evaluation action

    "Upright repenter" gives full play to John Woo's "violent aesthetics", "brotherhood", "double guns" and other label movie vocabulary, revealing the human nature that oscillates between good and evil   . The film is not an insider exposure of the gangs in Hong Kong and Taiwan, nor is it a reflection of social reality, but a re-creation of the mythology of heroes out of the air. It is entirely the subjective desire and emotional...
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    Movie quotes

    • Ken: [handing cookies to his workers] Break time!

      United Taxi Co. Co-worker: Thank you, Ken.

      Ken: Don't thank me. It's deducted from your salary.

      United Taxi Co. Co-worker: You're so mean!

      United Taxi Co. Co-worker: Hey, I've got a wife to support.

    • Ken: If you live by principles, you have nothing to fear. Be strong.

    • Ken: It's easy to become a gangster, but it's hard to get out.