(CFI) ‘A Better Tomorrow,’ a classic Hong Kong crime film made by John Woo in 1986, will hit Chinese cinema screens for the first time on November 17.
Mainland audiences will see the newly restored version of the film. Starring Yun-Fat Chow, Lung Ti, and Leslie Cheung, ‘A Better Tomorrow’ tells a story between a reforming ex-gangster and his estranged policeman brother.
When the film was first released in Hong Kong in 1986, it became the highest grossing movie of the year in Hong Kong and brought instant fame to the featured stars in the Greater China region.
The film had a profound influence on film industry both in Hong Kong and abroad.
Source: China Film Insider