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
The Untold Story holds position #50 of 78 Hong Kong films in the 1992–1994 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
1993 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 30 titles released, including The Untold Story. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (215 total).
Crime + Horror in Hong Kong
7 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Untold Story itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 29 other Hong Kong films in 1993.
The 368th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
110 audience reviews — more than 83% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |