The Untold Story
1993 horror-thriller film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Untold Story is a 1993 Hong Kong crime-thriller film directed by Herman Yau and starring Danny Lee and Anthony Wong, with the former also serving as the film's producer.
This article is written like a review. (September 2012) |
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Traditional Chinese | 八仙飯店之人肉叉燒包 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 八仙饭店之人肉叉烧包 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Herman Yau | ||||||||||
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Produced by | Danny Lee | ||||||||||
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Cinematography | Cho Wai-kee | ||||||||||
Edited by | Choi Hung | ||||||||||
Music by | Jonathan Wong | ||||||||||
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Distributed by | Newport Entertainment Golden Sun Film Company Limited | ||||||||||
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Running time | 95 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$15,763,018 |
The film is based on the "Eight Immortals Restaurant murders" that took place on 4 August 1985 in the Hei Sha Wan section of Areia Preta, Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Portuguese Macau.[1][2] While the massacre involving a family of 10 did occur at the restaurant, the alleged cannibalism is sensationalism inferred from the incomplete discovery of the victims' corpse, only finding limbs, and that there was a lack of telltale smell of decomposition despite the summer tropical heat.
The film was followed up by two unrelated sequels with The Untold Story 2, featuring Wong returning in a supporting role, and The Untold Story 3 with Lee returning in another role.