Metade Fumaça

Metade Fumaça

1999 · 101 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, Romance

Former Hong Kong gangster Roy returns home after three decades of exile in Brazil, hoping to settle some unfinished business before he dies. Affected by Alzheimer's disease, he hires young thug Smokey to act as his guide and helper as he searches for the man who put a bullet in him and stole the love of his life. Traveling through the Hong Kong underworld together, the two men form a close bond as they discuss their idealized loves and missed opportunities.

Directed by Riley Yip Kam-Hung · Written by Riley Yip Kam-Hung

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