Dealer/Healer (2017): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2017, Dealer/Healer is an action and drama film directed by Lawrence Lau Kwok-Cheong, running about 101 minutes.

What it’s about. The movie is based on a true story about a repented gangster preaching the word of God and guiding his brotherhood to turn over a new leaf. Chen once was the leader of the famous gang "The 13 Tsz Wan Shan", he lost his family, lovers, brothers and finally ended up imprisoned for his drug abuse and trafficking. After jail, he devoted himself to save the lost fellows and was selected as "The JCI Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons". Being respected by the world, Chen is always asked to solve the most difficult situations between evil and good. People give him a nickname "The Fixer". However, there are two sides of a coin, Chen can work out any problem of others, but he does not know how to deal with his personal knot with his love, with whom he has had guilty conscience all his life. Can he fix it eventually?

Who’s in it. Dealer/Healer stars Lau Ching-wan as Chen Hua, Louis Koo as Harley, Lam Ka-tung as Bullhorn and Jiang Yiyan as Carol, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Dealer/Healer has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on YouTube TV. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Dealer/Healer page.

If you liked it. Fans of Dealer/Healer tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.