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Back to Roots
55%
Movie
1h 46m
AI Analysis
Back to Roots (1995) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Back to Roots (1995) — a movie tagged as cinema with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A young punk escapes to a remote village in mainland China and discovers his roots in this Hong Kong drama. Fai, a young gangster, thinks he killed a Hong Kong cop. He escapes to Guangzhou until the situation blows over. The foolish boy immediately wastes the money his boss gave him. Now he is penniless and at the m… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~106 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Back to Roots 55% (4 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
A young punk escapes to a remote village in mainland China and discovers his roots in this Hong Kong drama. Fai, a young gangster, thinks he killed a Hong Kong cop. He escapes to Guangzhou until the situation blows over. The foolish boy immediately wastes the money his boss gave him. Now he is penniless and at the mercy of the mainland gangs. He is wounded in a scuffle. Again he escapes, this time into an isolated village in the Shaanbei province of northern China. He is cared for by a tough old soldier and his granddaughter Xiuxiu. Rural life does not come easily to Fai. While he is there he accidently burns up the village maize field and subsequently causes the death of prize bull. Soon he begins to adjust. He finds himself adopting rural values and enjoying the simple love of Xiuxiu. Finally he knows he must return to Hong Kong and allow justice to be served.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1995-05-11
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- TMDB rating
- 5.5
- TMDB ID
- 263236
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What is Back to Roots about?
A young punk escapes to a remote village in mainland China and discovers his roots in this Hong Kong drama. Fai, a young gangster, thinks he killed a Hong Kong cop. He escapes to Guangzhou until th... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Back to Roots?
The official runtime for Back to Roots is approximately 106 minutes.
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