Lost Souls

Lost Souls (1980)

打蛇

Determined to escape from the harsh regime of China to the freedom of Hong Kong, three youths are captured by Mr. Hok, a sadistic human smuggler who subjects them to an unrelenting assault of degradation. Pushed to the limits of human endurance, the prisoners must fight for their lives in an unforgettable, action-packed climax.

Date of release
1980-11-26
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Director
Mou Tun-Fei

Casting

Interesting facts

Lost Souls is a 1980 Hong Kong film directed by Mou Tun-fei. The film is about three young men from Mainland China who swim across the Deep Bay to Hong Kong. The three are held captive by slave dealers and deal with the miserable fate as they are subject to torture by them.

Production

Teddy Chan, who had acted as an extra previously in earlier Shaw Brothers Studio films, had his first speaking role in Lost Souls. Chan had over 20 days of shooting dialogue scenes. He said working on Lost Souls was difficult as he was acting in front of a group of nude women and that each day of filming was full of scenes of violence and bloodshed.

Peggy Chiao described Lost Souls as belonging to the Hong Kong New Wave. She said it was part of the wave that began to produce films with scenes where the violence is exaggerated.

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