The Unusual Youth (2005)

Original title

非常青春期

Directed by

Dennis Law

Genre

romance

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Five teenagers from troubled families on a small Hong Kong island try to find their way through boredom and frustration. They hang out together and deal with their personal problems at home and in their limited surroundings.

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What happens

The Unusual Youth (Chinese: 非常青春期) is a 2005 Hong Kong teen comedy-drama film centering on five disillusioned Hong Kong teenagers living on the island of Cheung Chau as they try to deal with life in spite of family backgrounds. The film stars Race Wong of 2R fame, Yan Ng, Marco Lok and Raymond Wong. Several veteran Milkyway Image actors, which include Law Wing-Cheong, Cheung Siu-Fai, Lam Suet and Simon Yam (in a brief, unbilled appearance) make cameo appearances. The Unusual Youth marks the writing and directing debut of Dennis Law, a former real-estate developer turned former chairman for Milkyway Image. It is also the first film to be produced by Law's own production company Point of View Movie Production Co. Ltd. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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