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Searing Passion
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Searing Passion

1991-09-16 · 99 min · ★ 10.0

Action · Drama

In the last years of the Manchu dynasty: After the murder of the revolutionary Yue Sheng, his two sons are separated. Years later, Yue Feng becomes a rebel leader against the Manchu, but his brother Yue Donghua becomes a bodyguard for his fathers killer, without knowing it.

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Directors
Li Wenhua
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Countries
China
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yu RongguangYu RongguangYue Feng/Dong Hua
Chen XiaoyiChen Xiaoyi
Laifu Bai
Han ShanxuHan Shanxu
Kaiming Chen

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