Two brothers, one country that wants them dead, and America waiting to chew them up.
Two students in the Peoples Republic of China are forced to flee out of China after having taken part in a protest action for freedom. They come to America, and try to build up a new life. After a while, one of the brothers pursues a musical career while the other gets entangled in a criminal organization.
Acting
Russell Wong broods magnificently; the camera knows it.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI fight choreography hits different, messy and real.
Production
Haing S. Ngor's final role—Oscar winner slumming with dignity.
Director
John Nicolella
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Haing S. Ngor won an Oscar for The Killing Fields; this was his final film before his 1996 murder in LA.
Part of a short-lived wave of 90s Asian-American action vehicles trying to make Russell Wong happen—this one got four TV sequels.
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