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Acclaimed filmmaker Derek Yee (One Nite in Mongkok, Protege) directs the crime drama People's Hero, starring Ti Lung as Sonny Koo, an ex-con who manipulates a simple bank robbery into a daring hostage crisis. Young losers Sai (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and Boney (Wong Ban) attempt to rob a bank at gunpoint, but the heist goes awry when Boney suffers an epileptic seizure. Sonny is only a witness to the attempted crime, but assumes immediate control, using the chaos to take everyone in the bank hostage. His ransom is simple: freedom for his jailed girlfriend (Elaine Kam). However, the cops outside the bank, led by Tony Leung Ka Fai (Best Actor, Election) and Paul Chun (Best Supporting Actor, C'est La Vie, Mon Cheri) have differing ideas on how to deal with the crisis, with lethal violence considered as a possible - or even probable option. But nobody is exactly sure what Sonny Koo is capable of.
A riveting and powerful crime drama, People's Hero is one of Hong Kong Cinema's best kept secrets, and has been little seen since it played theatrically in 1987. The film features a surprising performance from Shaw Brothers superstar Ti Lung, as well as intense, award-winning performances from the supporting cast. Tony Leung Chiu Wai won a Best Supporting Actor Hong Kong Film Award as Cheung, the would-be bank robber, with Elaine Kam taking home a Best Supporting Actress award. People's Hero was Derek Yee's first foray into the crime drama genre, which he would later return to for his acclaimed hits One Nite in Mongkok and Protege. People's Hero can't match either film for scale or technical polish, but its gritty feel, strong star performances, powerful violence, and felt emotions make it an absolute winner, and a shining example of Hong Kong Cinema's Golden Age.
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| Product Title: | People's Hero (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) 人民英雄 (DVD) (香港版) 人民英雄 (DVD) (香港版) 野獣たちの掟 （人民英雄） （香港版） People's Hero (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) |
| Artist Name(s): | Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Actor) | Tony Leung Ka Fai (Actor) | Ti Lung (Actor) | Paul Chun | Bowie Lam | Elaine Kam 梁 朝偉 (Actor) | 梁 家輝 (Actor) | 狄龍 (Actor) | 秦沛 | 林保怡 | 金燕玲 梁 朝伟 (Actor) | 梁 家辉 (Actor) | 狄龙 (Actor) | 秦沛 | 林保怡 | 金燕玲 梁朝偉（トニー・レオン） (Actor) | 梁家輝 （レオン・カーファイ） (Actor) | 狄龍（ティ・ロン） (Actor) | 秦沛（チョン・プイ） | 林保怡（ラム・ボーイー） | 金燕玲（イレイン・カム） 양조위 (Actor) | Tony Leung Ka Fai (Actor) | Ti Lung (Actor) | Paul Chun | Bowie Lam | Elaine Kam |
| Director: | Derek Yee 爾 冬陞 尔 冬升 爾冬隆（イー・トンシン） Derek Yee |
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| Release Date: | 2007-09-20 |
| Language: | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Subtitles: | English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese |
| Country of Origin: | Hong Kong |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.78 : 1 |
| Widescreen Anamorphic: | Yes |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD-5, DVD |
| Region Code: | All Region What is it? |
| Duration: | 82 (mins) |
| Publisher: | Mei Ah (HK) |
| Package Weight: | 120 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1005042742 |
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* DVD Type: DVD-5
導演：爾冬陞
Director: Derek Yee
顛覆類型警匪片忠奸正邪人物的野心作。狄龍把悍匪古向陽冷血殘暴，但同時對女友金燕玲有情，對兩個小賊阿細（梁朝偉飾）及奀仔有義的雙重面目演得絲絲入扣，搶盡風頭。不過擔當綠葉的梁朝偉也不是省油的燈，演活了初出茅蘆的怯懦小偷，跟狄龍來個平分春色。一宗銀行劫案把頭號悍匪和一班平常百姓困在一起，場內場外展開互相要脅、批判和殘殺的困獸鬥。狄龍大罵爛賭阿媽不孝女，看得人冷汗直流，香港家長應該攜同子女觀看，齊齊反省。
This is a thriller crime film that revert morality of the good and the bad. Two young street punk Sai and Boney tries to rob a bank, at the same time, a cold-blooded and brutal criminal Sunny Koo also steps into the scene. Tension developos between the three parties, Sai and Boney, Sunny, and the cops outside the bank. Any delay of time could lead to death of the hostages. The cops have to plan wisely to rescue all of them within in the short limit. Tension and hostility gradually builds inside the cage, and for survival people would do whatever they have to. However, things get even more complicated when Sunny's inner-self contradicts with his wrongdoings. Believe it or not, with people facing life-and-death situations, you could see humanity Without its masks.
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Director Derek Yee rose to a certain level of prominence a couple years ago with his much acclaimed crime drama One Night In Mongkok, but many don't realize just how long the actor turned director has been plying his trade, a situation that will hopefully be corrected with the fresh release of his award winning 1987 film People's Hero. Yee's film pairs Leung with Shaw Brothers star Ti Lung as a pair of desperate men who attempt a bank robbery. The pair are clearly in over their head from the moment they step in to the building nervous and sweating. Things get worse when Boney (Ti Lung) suffers an epileptic seizure and Sai (Tony Leung) wisely opts to simply call the whole thing off and walk away. But fate intervenes. The duo have been hiding their handgun in a paper bag, a bag that also contains a leaking beverage. Weakened by the liquid, the bottom of the bag gives away before they can exit the building and the gun falls to the floor, exposing them for what they are and leading to a panicked Sai shooting the security guard. The alarm is sounded, the police arrive, and a robbery attempt that should never have happened has now become a full on hostage situation. Making things even worse is the fact that, unknown to Boney and Sai, one of their hostages is a hardened criminal himself, far more capable than either of the two bumbling thieves, and he doesn't take kindly to the situation. What made One Night In Mongkok such a special film was director Yee's firm grasp of character and his remarkable ability to humanize the criminals who are his subjects while not apologizing for or softening their behavior, and it is clear from People's Hero that this particular gift has been with him right from his earliest days. Sai and Boney make a compelling pair and Yee draws stellar performances out of his entire cast while ratcheting up the tension in his tight, single set picture. Clocking in at only eighty-two minutes, it's a lean piece of work with no time wasted, with no fat left on the bones. The DVD release features anamorphic widescreen transfers and reasonable English subtitles. The subtitling on People's Hero is grammatically suspect in spots but not distractingly so and the meaning is always very clear. The transfer is fresh and the transfer itself is of good quality but, unfortunately, the print is a bit aged and battered so while the transfer is good there is some damage visible on the print. The disc is formatted for all regions and so is playable anywhere in the world with no specialized hardware or software required. by Todd Brown - Twitchfilm.net |
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