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Heroes Shed No Tears
Ying xiong wu lei
1984
Synopsis
The Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. But successfully executing this mission is only half the battle. Soon, they are pursued by the drug lord’s vengeful men, as well as the forces of a sadistic Vietnamese colonel.
Editorial
Filmed before John Woo’s more famous breakout film A Better Tomorrow, but released after, Heroes Shed No Tears is the true debut of its director’s signature gun fu action. An explosive combination of melodrama and bloody mayhem, this is Woo’s cinema unleashed—in all its balletic, operatic glory.
