Hong Kong Synopsis
八仙飯店之人肉叉燒包
“Based, unfortunately, on real events…”
Macau cops begin to suspect a man running a pork buns restaurant of murder, after tracing the origin of a case full of chopped up human remains that washed ashore, which leads them to him.
The 1992–1994 Hong Kong Window
78 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Untold Story sits at position #50.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Untold Story premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
6.1
TMDB Rating
110
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
Ranked #517 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Crime productions specifically: #117 of 167 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Uniden Investments Limited |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | May 13, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0103743 |