Made in Hong Kong (1997)

Original title

香港製造

Directed by

Fruit Chan

Genre

drama film, teen film, black comedy film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

16

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 123 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage gangster in Hong Kong drifts through a harsh life of violence and poverty. He forms an unlikely bond with a girl dying of a kidney disease and a mentally handicapped boy.

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What happens

Made in Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港製造) is a 1997 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Fruit Chan, produced by Andy Lau, and starring Sam Lee, Yim Hui-Chi, Wenders Li, and Tam Ka-Chuen. At the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards, it won three out of five awards it was nominated for: Best Film, Best Director, and Best New Performer (Lee). The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was selected as one of the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures in 2005 by Hong Kong Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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