Bullet in the Head (喋血街頭)

In 1967, on the way to the wedding of a friend a young man is accosted by a local gang member. Later, the three friends administer justice, in the process of which the gang member is killed, so they leave Hong Kong to avoid the police and the gang. They run black market supplies to Saigon and get embroiled in the war, being arrested as Viet Cong, then later captured by the Viet Cong, and find that their friendship is tested to the limits as they try to escape.

Part of Hong Kong Cinema Classics.

Co-presented by CCCSF (Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco) and Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco (HKETO)

Runtime
2h 11m
Year
1990
Director
John Woo
Format
DCP
Country
Hong Kong
Language
Cantonese w/ English subtitles
First Showing
September 5, 2025