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Shanghai Grand

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1996 · 96 min Action Crime Romance Thriller
5.8 / 10 · TMDB

Six hours before the gang war erupted, Hui Man-keung was just another refugee in the city. This 1996 action-crime thriller reimagines the classic tale of loyalty and betrayal in a treacherous Shanghai. A chance encounter with a powerful mob boss catapults him into a world of illicit wealth and brutal power struggles. As he rises through the ranks, a dangerous romance with the boss’s mistress blurs the line between ambition and love. Every alliance is temporary, and every smile could hide a knife. The glamour of the jazz clubs and the silence of the river docks hold equal danger in this relentless saga of survival.

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Original Title 新上海灘
Year 1996
Country Hong Kong
Genre Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Director Poon Man-Kit
Runtime 96 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.8/10 (20 votes)

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Director Park Heung-sun constructs the narrative on a contrast: slow, almost painterly scenes sit beside sharp eruptions of violence. Every frame is saturated with the feeling of a fragile calm before the storm.

This is for admirers of stylized gangster dramas, where fate carries more weight than action. The viewer is drawn into a world where every handshake could be a deal or a death sentence. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Poon Man-Kit

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