Film Movement will be premiering director John Woo’s high-octane action-thriller Heroes Shed No Tears for the first time on streaming in North America on June 7, 2024. The film will be exclusively available on Film Movement Plus and Film Movement Plus via Amazon Prime Video. It stars Eddy Ko, Ching-Ying Lam, and Philippe Loffredo.
In this explosive precursor to his breakout film A Better Tomorrow, director John Woo demonstrates the genesis of his trademark style of hyperkinetic action and violence in the thriller he identified as his “first real film”, breaking a string of low-budget slapstick farces, and building the foundation for his over-the-top genre films that would follow. The film sports a brilliant 2K digital restoration for an optimal viewing experience.
GVN has been provided with an exclusive clip from the newly restored film ahead of its streaming debut which you can find below:
Synopsis: Hong Kong action veteran Eddie Ko (The Mission, Lethal Weapon 4) stars as soldier-of-fortune Chan Chung, the leader of an elite Chinese commando force enlisted by the Thai government to capture General Samton, a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. After a successful raid on the general’s headquarters, the mercenaries cross into Vietnam and encounter a barbaric colonel (Lam Ching Ying), who is determined to stop them at any cost. Now pursued by both Samton’s henchmen and the colonel’s troops, the heroes flee for the border of Thailand, outmanned and outgunned by their enemies.
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