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City Kids 1989 (1989)

City Kids 1989 poster
Original title
人海孤鴻
Directed by
Michael Mak
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in Hong Kong, a group of young people get caught up in violence and crime. The story follows their struggles to survive in a harsh city environment.

fast-pacedenergeticgrittyintensedramaticaction-orientedurban

What happens

City Kids 1989 is a 1989 Hong Kong action film directed by Poon Man-kit and starring Andy Lau and Max Mok. The film shares the same Chinese title and a similar plot to the 1969 film, The Orphan, which stars Bruce Lee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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