Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997)
- Original title
- 一個字頭的誕生
- Directed by
- Wai Ka-fai
- Genre
- action comedy film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- Cat III
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A low-level gangster faces two different paths in life, each leading to a chain of violent and absurd events. The story splits into parallel versions, showing how small choices can lead to very different outcomes in the criminal underworld.
fast-pacedgrittydarkly comicunpredictablestylishchaoticedgy
What happens
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (Chinese: 一個字頭的誕生) is a 1997 gangster drama directed by Wai Ka Fai, starring Lau Ching Wan, Carman Lee, Francis Ng, Cheung Tat Ming, Matt Chow, Elvis Tsui, Cheng Cho and Ruby Wong. Made in 1997, this is the first formal film produced by Milkyway Image. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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