The Story of Woo Viet (1981)
April 23, 1981Release Date
The Story of Woo Viet (1981)
April 23, 1981Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Chow Yun-fat
Wu Yuet
Cora Miao
Li Lap-Quan
Cherie Chung
Shum Ching
Gam Biu
Chung
Lo Lieh
Sarm
Dave Brodett
Migual
Lam Ying-Fat
Young Viet refugee
Homer Cheung
Actor
Tong Kam-Tong
Snakehead
Chan Ta-Kit
Elder Viet refugee
Ramon D'Salva
Actor
Chung Cheun-Ying
Japanese language teacher
Warwick Paul Evans
Nightclub Dwarf
Fung Yun-Chuen
Human trafficker
Ann Hui
Director
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
Writer
Josie Shoemaker
Mamasan
Chui Po-Chu
Producer
Ben Makalalay
Ricardo
Teddy Robin
Producer
Fanny Serrano
Transvestite
Bill Wong Chung-Piu
Cinematographer
Rasauro Gotaco
Hostage
Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Action Director
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The Story of Woo Viet is a 1981 Hong Kong political drama directed by Ann Hui and starring Chow Yun-fat as the title character, Woo Viet. The assistant director was Stanley Kwan and the action choreographer was Ching Siu-tung.
The film was one of the first political dramas made in Hong Kong. It used the story of Vietnamese refugees (boat people) to reflect on Hong Kong's handling of the refugee issue, and also on Hong Kong's sentiment regarding their uncertain future of sovereignty at the time. It is also the second part of Ann Hui's Vietnamese trilogy.
The movie features a famous Cantonese song, "This is Love", sung by Teddy Robin, the producer of this movie.
In the United States, the film is marketed under the title God of Killers, capitalizing on Chow's popularity in heroic bloodshed films.
