
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 | 7 PM
Sun Aug 03, 2025
THE KILLER
Introduction by filmmaker John Woo | U.S. Premiere of New 4K Restoration | Co-presented by Beyond Fest | ‘Hong Kong Cinema Classics’

- YEAR
- 1989
- FORMAT
- DCP
- RUNTIME
- 1h 51m
- RATING
- R
- DIRECTOR
- John Woo
- CAST
- Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Chu Kong, Kenneth Tsang, Shing Fui-On
SYNOPSIS
A Hong Kong hitman accidentally blinds an innocent woman during a hit. He is determined to get her surgery to help her regain her sight but he needs to complete one more hit first. He completes the job but then is ambushed as he tries to escape: someone wants him dead. Meanwhile a resourceful, unorthodox police detective is hot on his trail.
- LANGUAGE
- In Cantonese with English subtitles
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