FLAMING BROTHERS (Eureka Classics) Blu-ray Standard edition

A standout Hong Kong crime thriller released amidst the wave of heroic bloodshed films that followed in the wake of John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow and Ringo Lam’s City on Fire, Flaming Brothers features Alan Tang and Chow Yun-fat (who was quickly rising to superstardom in the late 1980s) as triad brothers determined to protect their criminal operation – and each other – no matter what the cost.

Both orphaned at a young age, Cheung Ho-tin (Chow) and Chan Wai-lun (Tang) grew up together on the streets, forming a strong bond in their childhood that remains unbroken as they become triad brothers in adulthood. Having recently opened a nightclub together, they begin to feel that they have finally made it. That is, at least, until they become embroiled in a conflict with the ruthless gangster Ko Lo-sei (Patrick Tse) and his right-hand man (Norman Chui), who threaten to take away everything that Tin and Lun have worked for.

In equal parts an action-packed thrill-ride and a rumination on the bonds of male friendship, Flaming Brothers boasts a screenplay written by Wong Kar-wai, the celebrated auteur who would go on to write and direct Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a 2K restoration.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Flaming Brothers presented in 1080p HD from a new 2K restoration
• Original Cantonese audio
• Optional English dubbed audio
• Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
• New audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• New video locations piece by CFK
• Archival interview with director Joe Cheung
• Original theatrical trailer

PRESS

“one of the great (underappreciated) gangster dramas of its era” – Far East Films