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Stories Set in Macau
Macau is a small peninsula-and-islands city on China's southern coast that lives off gaming halls, temples and old squares. Four centuries of Portuguese administration until the 1999 handover left churches and tiled lanes beside Cantonese shrines, giving its stories a smugglers-and-heists edge. Now You See Me 2 and The Thieves sit on its shelf as caper examples. Open Macau on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Macau on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Macau
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Browse 2 books, 27 movies and 2 games set in Macau.
Now You See Me 2
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off…
EXO Planet #4 The EℓyXiOn In Japan
EXO Planet #4 – The Elyxion (stylized as EXO PLANET #4 – The EℓyXiOn) was the fourth tour of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO. The tour was officially announced on October 19 2017 and began in Seoul's Gocheok Sky…
The Thieves
A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.
Vengeance
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers he hires three local hit-men working for the…
The Immortal Story
An aged wealthy trader plots with his servant to recreate a maritime tall tale using a local woman and an unknown sailor as actors.
Unbeatable
Fai once a world champion in boxing escapes to Macau from the loan sharks and unexpectedly encounters Qi a young chap who is determined to win a boxing match. Fai becomes Qi's mentor and rediscovers his passion to fight…
The Longest Nite
Caught in the middle of a fierce gang war in Macau a corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. He meets a suspicious bald man named Tony who keeps following him around…
The Year of Jacky Cheung: World Tour 07
Five years after his 2002 tour Canto-pop god Jacky Cheung finally returned to the stage in 2007 for his long-awaited The Year of Jacky Cheung World Tour. In one year's time he performed 105 concerts in 12 countries…
Perfect Proposal
While running a travel agency in Macau Ji-yeon is ripped off by her business partner. One day the attractive and benevolent Sung-yeol gives her an irresistible offer: $5000 monthly salary to live on a luxurious yacht…
Bruce Lee: In Pursuit of the Dragon
Documentary from celebrated Bruce Lee devotee John Little tracing the chronology of Lee's four films. Little follows Lee's footsteps from Macau through Rome and Hong Kong and blends re-mastered clips from Lee's films…
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