Rent Flaming Brothers (1987)

A richly-textured, violent and deeply involving saga of two men who rise to the top of the Hong Kong Underworld despite their humble beginnings as street urchins in Macau. Stunning and visceral, this bold-soaked spectacle resonates heavily on many levels, as it skilfully unravels the inescapable and inevitable fate of two blood brothers who struggle to evade the violent World they have created. Poignant performances from leading-man Chow Yun-fat and Alan Tang combine with Jow Cheung's skilfully direction to deliver a powerful but tragic gangland thriller with the brutal realism of 'Scarface' and the emotional intensity of John Woo's magnum opus 'Bullet in the Head'.