# Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)

> A bleak Hong Kong crime thriller follows three idle bombers whose reckless scheme becomes a playground for Pearl, a sadistic girl manipulating them toward greater violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/70218

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action
- Director: Tsui Hark
- Cast: Lo Lieh, Lin Chen-Chi, Paul Che Biu-Law, Albert Au Shui-Keung, Lung Tin-Sang, Ray Lui, Leong Po-Chih, Ronny Yu
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083199/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, nihilistic, paranoid, late night, cult cinema screening

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