Bullet in the Head
Release date: 1990-08-17
Votes: 285
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller, War
Three childhood friends from the slums of Hong Kong flee to war-time Saigon after accidentally murdering a gang leader, but their troubles only escalate.
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