Code of Honor
MovieTitle | 義本無言 |
User score | 9 |
Release date | Mar 26, 1987 |
Genre | Drama, Action, Crime |
Director | Billy Chan Wui-Ngai |
Production country | Hong Kong |
Production companies | Focus Film (H.K.) Co., Ltd. |
Run time | 89 min. |
In Hong Kong, Ho Chen-tung is the aging Mob boss, living by a code of honor, keeping peace among rival factions. For years, he has been estranged from his son, Hui, who lives in Australia. Tung has become a sort of father to Han, a Vietnamese refugee who also lives by an ethical code. At the same time that Hui reaches out to his father, the Hong Kong CID conclude their years'-long effort to get the goods on Tung and his associates. Tung expects the younger gangsters to live by the code he loves, but at his trial, he has a surprise coming to him. It may be up to Han to restore the balance.