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Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.
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Spare, classical in form, unpretentious and contemporary.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Chow Yun-FatRed Bean Puddin / Joe
- Leslie CheungJames / Jim
- Cherie Chung Cho-HungRed Bean / Cherie
- Paul Chu KongChu / Godfather
- Kenneth TsangChow / Dad
- Woo FungMr. Cheung
- Pierre Yves BurtonMr. Burton
- John Tang Yat-KwanYoung Red Bean Pudding / Young Joe
- Tong Ka-FaiYoung James / Young Jim
- Leila TongYoung Red Bean / Young Cherie
Crew
- John WooDirector
- John WooScreenplay
- Janet Chun Siu-ChunWriter
- Clifton Ko Chi-SumWriter
- William Yim Wai-LunDirector of Photography
- Poon Hang-SangDirector of Photography
- Violet LamOriginal Music Composer
- David WuEditor
- Linda Kuk Mei-LaiProducer
- Terence ChangProducer
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