Synopsis
Three lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Pearl, a sadistic young girl, has observed the scene, follows the bombers and starts to manipulate them. The four criminals plan more and more daring acts.
Key facts
Cast
Lo Lieh, Lin Chen-Chi, Paul Che Biu-Law, Albert Au Shui-Keung, Lung Tin-Sang, Ray Lui, Leong Po-Chih, Ronny Yu
Original language
Cantonese
First release
December 4, 1980 (Hong Kong)
Crew
Screenplay
Chen Fang, Eddie Fong Ling-Ching, Sze-To Cheuk-hon, Tsui Hark
Producer
Thomas Fung Wing-Fat
Cinematography
David Chung
Editing
John Chow Cheung-Gan, Woo Wai-Chi
Music
Albert Au Shui-Keung
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2025 - Seven Chances
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2025 - Seven Chances
- Hong Kong International Film Festival 2024 generic - Pan-Chinese Cinema: Chinese-language Restored Classics
- Shanghai International Film Festival 2024 generic
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2023 - Temps 0
- PIFFF (Paris International Fantastic Film Festival) 2023 - Cult Classics
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2010 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | L'Enfer des armes | |
| Alternate title | Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind | |
| Alternate title | Playing with Fire | |
| Alternate title | Don't Play with Fire |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | December 4, 1980 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | March 30, 2024 |
Full credits
| Director | Tsui Hark |
| Cast | Lo Lieh (Officer Tan), Lin Chen-Chi (Wan-Shu), Paul Che Biu-Law (Ah Kao), Albert Au Shui-Keung (Paul), Lung Tin-Sang (Loong), Ray Lui (Officer Lu), Leong Po-Chih (Interpol Officer), Ronny Yu (Interpol Officer), John Shum Kin-Fun (Interpol Officer), Tsui Hark (Interpol Officer), Alex Cheung Kwok-ming (Interpol Officer), Terry Tong Gei-Ming (Interpol Officer), Lau Shing-Hon (Interpol Officer), Stephen Shin Kei-Yin (Interpol Officer), Deanie Ip (Policewoman), David Wu (Tour Guide), Ada Fung (Bank Clerk), Fung Yun-Chuen (Paul's Father), Jue Sing-Choi (Paul's Mother), Pong Cheuk-Lam (Wan-Shu's Boss), Che Hung (Old Man), Yu Miu-Lin (Street Cleaner), Si Lau-Wa (Hak Chai), Bruce Baron (Bruce), Yeung Yau-Cheung (Witness to Bombing), Yue Tau-wan (Bus Driver), Nick Lam Wai-Kei (Money Launderer), Lee Chun-Wa (Bodyguard), Jenny Liang (Bruce's Prostitute), Fong Ping (Woman Checking Lineup), Wong Chi-Wing (Policeman), Nigel Falgate (Nigel), Chong Man-Ching, Teng Hsiao-Yu, Cho Gong-Hing, Kwo Miu, Hau Sze-Kit, Yuen Wai-Hung, Pierre Tremblay, Chow Kwok-Kei, Chan Wah-Nam, Kei Yeuk-Hon, Paul Cheung Wing-Hung |
| Screenplay | Chen Fang, Eddie Fong Ling-Ching, Sze-To Cheuk-hon, Tsui Hark |
| Producer | Thomas Fung Wing-Fat |
| Cinematography | David Chung |
| Editing | John Chow Cheung-Gan, Woo Wai-Chi |
| Music | Albert Au Shui-Keung |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
