Hong Kong Cinema Classics: A Better Tomorrow III - Love and Death in Saigon (1989)

"Tsui Hark took over the reins completely for the final installment of the series, which was shot on location in Saigon, and which, in its feminism, departs radically from Woo’s approach to storytelling. In this prequel to Part I, set in 1974, a young Mark Gor tries to help his father and best friend escape from Vietnam. Mark, not yet the tough guy, meets up with femme fatale Anita Mui, who teaches him how to shoot a gun, among other things. The movie’s sense of desperatation was undoubtedly heightened by the Tiananmen Square Massacre, which occured just before the start of production.”
– Fredric Dannen, Hong Kong Babylon: An Insider’s Guide to the Hollywood of the East

The Hong Kong Cinema Classics program is presented by Shout! Factory and GKIDS.

Directed by Tsui Hark

1989 | Hong Kong | Cantonese and Vietnamese language with English subtitles | DCP