# The Story of Woo Viet (1981)

> A Vietnamese refugee’s route toward freedom becomes a perilous investigation into disappearances inside a Thai refugee camp.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/146426

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Ann Hui
- Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Cora Miao, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung, Lo Lieh, Gam Biu, Homer Cheung, Tong Kam-Tong, Lam Ying-Fat
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082534/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, melancholic, politically charged, serious film night, hong kong cinema retrospective

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