# Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (1998)

> Young recruits entering Hong Kong’s gang underworld must defend their brotherhood when an insider defects to a rival society.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/32863

## Facts

- Runtime: 117 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
- Cast: Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung, Sam Lee, Yu Ka-Ho, Benjamin Yuen Wai-Ho, Lillian Ho Ga-Lai, Daniel Wu, Shu Qi, Francis Ng Chun-Yu
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168264/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brisk, brooding, heightened, hong kong movie night, action movie night

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