1978,
Action,
Thriller,
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Three friends (Chen Sing, James Tien & Wong Ching) turn up in Manchuria to find fortunes and prosperity of some kind. Almost devoured by the perils of the land, the trio stumble upon a young, naked girl in the snowy landscape. She is Mien Mien (Lee Ying-Ying) who is actually using her still, naked body to attract the minks that she and her father hunt for a living. The trio of men are subsequently invited to her home where they work for the family in exchange for food and shelter. Soon the alluring nature of Mien Mien gets the lust in Wong Ching's character going but Mien Mien is saved by Chen Sing, the elder of the trio. Love is in the air but not in the eyes of the father who wants to marry the daughter to the younger James Tien character. Deception and betrayal soon enter...
A slightly bizarre, and all the more entertaining for it, film, more of a drama / thriller, than a martial arts film, although there are a couple of nicely (sammo hung) choreographed sequences. The film moves at a quick pace and has several twists and turns which work really well, keeping you on your toes. The use of the rural location, mainly in winter, works really well and adds something else to the ambience of the film's first act. Oh, and carrie lee is kinda cute...
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