CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 1h 16m

The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary

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A "talking head" documentary that relives the fascinating and furious career of John Woo - from his early work, and emergence as a director, to his heroic bloodshed classics which changed the face of Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s. Woo then moved to America and shook up Hollywood, as many of his peers and colleagues discuss in this extensive discussion of one of the 20th century's most important and vital celluloid names. Also features Woo himself, sitting down for an exclusive on-camera retrospective.

Directed byNaomi Holwill

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 16m
Language
EN
Released
December 2, 2025

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10 credited
Starring
Michael Colleary

Michael Colleary

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Victor Fan

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Bruce Law Lai-Yin

Bruce Law Lai-Yin

Himself

Chen-Yu Lin

Herself

James Mudge

Himself

Kim Newman

Kim Newman

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Roel Reiné

Roel Reiné

Himself

Lori Tilkin

Herself

Mike Werb

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David West

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Creative team
Directed by
Naomi Holwill
Produced by
Naomi Holwill
Calum Waddell

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