The Legendary La Rose Noire

The Legendary La Rose Noire

1992 · 100 min · ★ 6.6 · Action, Comedy, Romance

A poet named Butterfly and her friend Kuen visit a stranger's mansion to return some possessions that were unintentionally taken. At the house, they stumbled upon an illegal weapons trade that ultimately went bad. To evade the police from interrogations, the two innocent witnesses wiped away their fingerprints and left a note that stated that the crimes were committed by "The Black Rose," who is known to be a fictional hero in a 1965 movie. However, a recovered fingerprint caused Kuen to be the prime suspect, and the apprentices of the Black Rose, apparently a real hero whose legacy was portrayed in the 1965 movie, attempt to seek the truth in the matter by confronting Butterfly.

Directed by Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai · Written by Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

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Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei Wong Wu Di / Butterfly
Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan Chow Wai Kuen
Tony Leung Ka-fai Keith Lui
Wong Wan-Sze Yim Fan (Black Rose #1)
Petrina Fung Bo-Bo Piu Hung (Black Rose #2)
Lawrence Ah Mon Publisher
Chan Fai-Hung Fred
Teddy Yip Wing-Cho Fred's Insurance Agency Boss
Lam Lap-San Alan
Karen Suen Ming-Chui Apple
Calvin Poon Yuen-Leung News Reporter
Thomas Lam Cho-Fai Chuen

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