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The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary

8.020251h 16mMovieDocumentary

A "talking head" documentary that relives the fascinating and furious career of John Woo - from his early work, and emergence as a director, to his heroic bloodshed classics which changed the face of Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s. Woo then…

DirectorNaomi Holwill
ProducersNaomi Holwill·Calum Waddell

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Cast · Directed by Naomi Holwill

MCMichael Colleary
Michael Colleary
Himself
VF
Victor Fan
Himself
BLBruce Law Lai-Yin
Bruce Law Lai-Yin
Himself
CL
Chen-Yu Lin
Herself
JM
James Mudge
Himself
KNKim Newman
Kim Newman
Himself
RRRoel Reiné
Roel Reiné
Himself
LT
Lori Tilkin
Herself
MW
Mike Werb
Himself
DW
David West
Himself

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Yes — The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).