Influential director Tsui Hark’s searing and controversial cinematic howl Don’t Play with Fire aka Dangerous Encounters – 1st Kind is a raw and nihilistic must-see that digs deep into the darkness of Hong Kong. As a sadistic, sociopathic beauty urges a trio of disenfranchised teens into an ever-escalating series of brutally violent crimes, their world crumbles around them, ensuring their own annihilation.
