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The Story of Woo Viet (1981)
Directed by Ann Hui
Crime, Drama · 1h 32m
Wu Viet is a Vietnamese refugee who wants to leave his country behind and start over in the United States. First, he must make his way to Hong Kong, but as he passes through Thailand, he meets a beautiful woman who travels with him. Wu and his new love end up in a refugee camp in Thailand, where they discover many of their countrymen are disappearing under mysterious circumstances. As Wu tries to learn the truth about what's happening, he discovers his life is in danger, and he must flee to the Philippines for safety.
Cast
Chow Yun-Fat
Woo Viet
Cora Miao
Lee Lap Quan
Cherie Chung Cho-hung
Shum Ching
Lo Lieh
Ah Sahm
Gam Biu
Mr. Chung
Homer Cheung
Vietcong Special Agent
Tong Kam-Tong
Snakehead
Lam Ying-Fat
Young Vietnamese Refugee
C
Chan To-Kit
Elderly Vietnamese Refugee
C
Chung Cheun-Ying
Japanese Language Teacher
F
Fung Yun-Chuen
Human Trafficker
D
Dave Brodett
Migual
Crew
- Director
- Ann Hui
- Writer
- Alfred Cheung Kin-ting
- Director of Photography
- Bill Wong Chung-Piu
- Original Music Composer
- Violet Lam
- Producer
- Teddy Robin
Details
- Original title
- 胡越的故事
- Release date
- 1981-04-23
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Original language
- CN
- Spoken languages
- Cantonese
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Production
- Pearl City Films