Chasing the Dragon

Chasing the Dragon

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Release Date

9/28/2017

Runtime

128 mins

Overview

An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.

Status

Released

Original Language

cn

Budget

$200,000,000

Revenue

$87,965,942

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A visceral rise-and-fall crime saga set in 1960s Hong Kong, tracking an outsider's brutal ascent through the drug underworld with unsparing violence and moral decay. The film immerses you in the mechanics of criminal enterprise and corruption with propulsive intensity.

Mood

TenseBleak

Themes

CrimeAmbitionPowerColonialism

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceAddiction

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