Bullet in the Head

Friday, August 22 - Thursday, August 28, 2025

SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

“John Woo’s most uncomfortably violent film concerns three buddies on the lam who end up in war-torn Vietnam, where they meet a variety of violent circumstances that test their moral character and the bonds of brotherhood. An epic movie that has been compared, not inaptly, to The Deer Hunter, particularly for its harrowing scenes in a Vietcong internment camp.” – Fredric Dannen, Hong Kong Babylon: An Insider’s Guide to the Hollywood of the East

Screening as part of our Hong Kong Cinema Classics series

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  • Country Hong Kong
  • Language Cantonese with English subtitles
  • Year 1990
  • Running Time 131 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Shout! Studios
  • Director John Woo
  • Cast Tony Leung, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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