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Mother vs Mother (1988)

Mother vs Mother poster
Original title
南北媽打
Directed by
Tommy Leung Ga-Shu
Genre
comedy film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is furious when she learns her son is dating the daughter of her former romantic rival. The two mothers clash again, reigniting old grudges in comedic ways.

lightheartedchaoticplayfulnostalgicconflict-drivencomedicfamily-focused

What happens

是梁家樹首次執導的香港喜劇電影,1988年於香港及台灣上映,為《富貴逼人系列》的精神續作。 關德興年青時與李消雲相戀,但遭母親反對,只好和周申玉結婚。關的兒子關仁堅在電視台工作,認識了文文和波波。申玉發現兒子追求的女友文文,竟是李消雲的女兒,氣憤不已。兩個媽打情敵又一次碰頭,再鬥個你死我活。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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