Time and Tide (2000)
Director
Tsui Hark
Main cast
Nicholas Tse; Wu Bai; Cathy Tsui; Anthony Wong; Jun Kung
Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Description
Tyler is a restless, streetwise 21-year-old Hong Kong native who's had trouble gaining the trust of others all his life. He secretly fantasizes about living the good life in South America. After a while, he is forced to deal with the reality of impending fatherhood. Hankering for quick cash, however, he joins a bodyguard company. Later, he makes friends with a once disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life in a new way. However, their companionship is brief: they both are uncontrollably forced toward opposite sides of a deadly showdown...
Tsui Hark
Main cast
Nicholas Tse; Wu Bai; Cathy Tsui; Anthony Wong; Jun Kung
Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Description
Tyler is a restless, streetwise 21-year-old Hong Kong native who's had trouble gaining the trust of others all his life. He secretly fantasizes about living the good life in South America. After a while, he is forced to deal with the reality of impending fatherhood. Hankering for quick cash, however, he joins a bodyguard company. Later, he makes friends with a once disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life in a new way. However, their companionship is brief: they both are uncontrollably forced toward opposite sides of a deadly showdown...
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