

Set in Hong Kong and Vancouver, the story follows Mac Ramsey and Li Ann Tsei, lovers and professional thieves who are separated while fleeing the powerful Hong Kong underworld crime lord who raised and trained them. After being imprisoned in Hong Kong, Mac is forcefully recruited into a clandestine international crime-fighting unit by a hard-nosed, menacing Director. He is teamed in Vancouver with Li Ann, who thought Mac was dead, and her new fiancé Victor Mansfield, an ex-cop who is attracted to the unorthodox methods of the agency. Conflict flares between Mac and Victor as the trio take on their assignment. They soon learn that their principal target is their foster brother Michael Tang, who had been given Li Ann as his future wife and who has vowed to hunt down the pair for their disloyalty to the "family".
The Director
The runtime is 96 minutes (1h 36m).
The film was directed by John Woo.
The screenplay was written by Glenn Davis and William Laurin.
The score was composed by Amin Bhatia.
Cinematography was handled by Bill Wong Chung-Piu.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0116712.
Mixed
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Once a Thief
Released
PG
English
Canada