Hard Boiled

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The action looks incredible in this in newly restored, digital 4K version of John Woo’s crime thriller masterpiece about a vengeful cop taking down an weapons-smuggling syndicate.

  • Director

    John Woo

  • With

    Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Teresa Mo

  • Hong Kong colonial era 1992. 128min

  • Digital 4K

  • Certificate

    15

  • Cantonese with English subtitles

After his partner is killed in a shoot-out, police inspector ‘Tequila’ Yuen embarks on a vengeance-fuelled hunt for the gang responsible. The final film Woo made before heading to Hollywood is a dazzling calling card that cemented his status as the undisputed master of Hong Kong action cinema. Woo’s signature style is fully evident here: elegant, swirling, slow-motion camera work captures intricately choreographed fistfights and shootouts, while its two stars enjoy irresistible chemistry as reluctant partners learning to trust each other.

Contains graphic violence.

See Bullets and Brotherhood: The Films of John Woo at BFI Southbank, and other screenings of Hard Boiled.