The Story of Woo Viet
Apr 23, 1981 | IMDB 6.2
92 min Watch NowCrime, Drama
The Story of Woo Viet, seven years before they traded wistful looks in An Autumn's Tale. Chow, in one of his earliest and meatiest film roles, plays the title role of Woo Viet, a Vietnamese refugee who hopes to immigrate to the United States.
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