Heroes Among Heroes

Heroes Among Heroes (Chinese: 蘇乞兒) is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Yuen Wo Ping and starring martial arts star Donnie Yen. The film shows opium smugglers in the Qing Dynasty, China and Officer Lin Zexu and Master Wong Fei Hung fighting against them. It was released in the US as Fist of the Red Dragon.

Plot

Close to the end of the Qing Dynasty, opium are being smuggled to China, Officer Lin Zexu (Pau Fong) and Master/Doctor Wong Fei Hung (Wong Yuk) join forces against opium smugglers. Meanwhile So Chan, aka Beggar So (Donnie Yen), a man from a rich family famous for stealing food for his poor foster-father (Kwan Hoi San) and friends. He lives with his father (Ng Man Tat) and aunt, Jean (Sheila Chan). Along comes a teacher from Britain named Yi Teh (Fennie Yuen), a niece of the Prince Twelve (Hung Yan Yan), who is a friend of So. So fought the Fire Lotus Gang and defeated them causing an explosion in which many citizens get hurt and Master Wong demands an apology. Later, Prince Twelve offers So some opium ang So gets addicted to it. Meanwhile, he goes to his foster-father and learns Drunken Boxing and then his foster-father was killed by the Fire Lotus Gang, which turns out to be on the same side as the Prince Twelve and So feels betrayed. He goes home, joins forces with Wong Fei Hung and seek revenge. In the end So and Wong wins and Yi Teh, now So's girlfriend, comes. Lin Zexu and Wong Fei Hung watches as the opium gets burned.

Cast

• Donnie Yen as So Chan
• Fennie Yuen as Yi Teh
• Ng Man Tat as Chan's father
• Sheila Chan as Aunt Jean
• Wong Yuk as Wong Fei Hung
• Hung Yan Yan as Prince Twelve
• Kwan Hoi San as foster-father
• Pau Fong as Lin Zexu
• Dickson Lee Ka Sing as Leung Foon

See also

• Donnie Yen filmography

References

External links

• So Hak-Yi at the Internet Movie Database
• Heroes Among Heroes at the Hong Kong Movie Database