directed by: Ringo Lam, year: 1987
actors: Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee

City on Fire is a gritty Hong Kong crime thriller directed by Ringo Lam, starring Chow Yun-fat and Danny Lee. Two hard-edged cops pursue a volatile bank-robbery gang through a neon-lit city, exposing a web of loyalties, corruption, and escalating violence. As the chase erupts into a deadly siege, the lines between cop and criminal blur and the heroes face costly choices in a system where justice comes at a high price. The film's raw realism and kinetic staging helped shape later HK cinema and inspired international crime dramas.

Heroic Bloodshed, Crime, Action, Crime Thriller, Neon Noir, Hong Kong Cinema