Ebola Syndrome (1996)

After he kills his lover and her husband, Ah Kai (Anthony Wong) leaves Hong Kong for South Africa as a fugitive. He lies low for nearly ten years, while working at a restaurant. After a chance encounter on the side of the road with a young African girl who is contaminated with the deadly Ebola virus, Ah Kai himself, though unaware at the time, also becomes infected. However, he seems immune to the virus' deadly strain. After returning from a day trip that sealed his fate, his rocky relationship with his employer comes to a head, resulting in three more on his deceased list.

After their demise, he takes over the business and builds himself a nice little nest egg. Now quite wealthy, he returns to Hong Kong looking to pick up where he left off, and is again scorned by nearly all. Now wanted for multiple murders, with his disease publicized on national television, he goes on a rampage, using his new found tolerance as a weapon of extermination. He

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It kept my interest from the start and had some dark humor and weird scenes - one having to do with urine. ... A good watch for something weird and entertaining. 6/10

This has a reputation among genre fans - but to say it was a disappointing exercise in heavy violence and perversness would be an understatement. 

-- (TheVideoGraveYard.com)

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Yau's movies strive to break taboos, cranking up the gore, sex and violence content to very high levels. But they have all the atmosphere of a made-for-TV movie and the intelligence of a raccoon. Still, no one can say his films are boring.

-- (eSplatter.com)

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