He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father (1993)
- Original title
- 新難兄難弟
- Directed by
- Peter Chan
- Genre
- fantasy film, comedy drama
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- IIA
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A son who feels distant from his father gets a chance to travel back in time and meet his father as a young man. He sees his father's younger life and grows to understand him better.
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What happens
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father (新難兄難弟) is a 1993 Hong Kong comedy-drama film starring Tony Leung Ka-fai and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who are unrelated, playing father and son. Directed by Peter Chan and Lee Chi-ngai, the film also stars Carina Lau, Anita Yuen and Lawrence Cheng. The film is a remake of the 1960 film My Intimate Partners. The title is a pun on "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", a hit single for The Hollies in 1969 and for Neil Diamond in 1970. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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