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The Prince of Temple Street (1992)

The Prince of Temple Street poster
Original title
廟街十二少
Directed by
Jiang Jiajun
Genre
drama film, crime film, romance film, thriller film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
15
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man rises through Hong Kong's underworld while dealing with loyalty, family, and a love interest. The story mixes crime drama with personal relationships and street-level struggles.

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What happens

The Prince of Temple Street is a 1992 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Jeffrey Chiang and starring Andy Lau, Joey Wong, Deanie Ip and Ng Man-tat. Aside of portraying the titular protagonist in the film, Lau also briefly reprises his role as "Lee Rock", the real life-inspired protagonist from the film series of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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