What To Stream: The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story 八仙飯店之人肉叉燒飽 (1993)

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The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story 八仙飯店之人肉叉燒飽

A film by Herman Yau 邱禮濤
Hong Kong | 1993 | 1hr 36 min | Color | Cantonese | Subtitled

On a Macao beach, kids discover the severed hands of a fresh victim. A squadron of cops investigates, and suspicion falls on Wong Chi Hang, the new owner of Eight Immortals Restaurant. The hands belong to the missing mother of the restaurant's former owner; he and his family have disappeared; The police arrest Wong and try to torture him into a confession.

Warning: This film contains disturbing content that may be upsetting and/or offensive to some viewers.

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