The first of director John Woo’s Hong Kong features to get much international distribution, this film is set in the jungles of Burma and Cambodia. Thailand authorities hire a Special Ops team headed by a top mercenary (Eddy Ko) and his son to capture and bring back a notorious Vietnamese drug kingpin. The film includes vivid and sometimes grisly action in the Woo tradition. Woo also wrote the screenplay. |
Title | Heroes Shed No Tears |
Year | 1985 |
Country | China / Hong Kong |
Director | John Woo |
Actors | Ching-Ying Lam, Eddy Ko, Phillip Loffredo |
Languages | English, Chinese |
Subtitles | Cantonese, English, Chinese |
Runtime | 93 Minutes |
Rating | NR |