Heroes Among Heroes

Heroes Among Heroes

A DVD cover with the film's US title: Fist of the Red Dragon
Directed by Yuen Wo Ping
Chan Chin Chung
Produced by Yuen Wo Ping
Chan Chin Chung
Lam Shue Kin
Starring Donnie Yen
Wong Yuk
Ng Man Tat
Fennie Yuen
Release dates
 Hong Kong:
11 November 1993
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box office HK$7,020,771
Heroes Among Heroes
Traditional Chinese 蘇乞兒
Simplified Chinese 苏乞儿
Literal meaning "Beggar So"

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 is being smuggled to China. Officer Lin Zexu (Pau Fong) and Master Wong Fei Hung (Wong Yuk) join forces against opium smugglers.

Meanwhile So Chan AKA Beggar So (Donnie Yen), a man from a rich family, is 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). He befriends a British teacher named Yi Teh (Fennie Yuen), a niece of Prince Twelve (Hung Yan Yan).

So fights and defeats the Fire Lotus Gang, causing an explosion in which many citizens are hurt and Master Wong demands an apology. Later, Prince Twelve offers So opium; So becomes addicted to it. He goes to his foster father and learns drunken boxing; his foster father is then killed by the Fire Lotus Gang, for whom Prince Twelve has betrayed So.

So goes home, joins forces with Wong Fei Hung, and seeks revenge. In the end, So and Wong win and Yi Teh becomes So's girlfriend. Lin Zexu and Wong Fei Hung watch as the opium is burned.

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