Run Papa Run (2008)

Original title

一個好爸爸

Directed by

Sylvia Chang

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Triad boss tries to keep his crime life secret while raising his young daughter. He must balance his dangerous job with being a good father.

lightheartedsentimentalbittersweetquirkyfamily-centeredcomedicsuspensefulwarm

What happens

Run Papa Run is a 2008 Hong Kong crime comedy-drama film directed by Sylvia Chang, who also wrote with Susan Chan and Mathias Woo. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Benny Li. The film stars Louis Koo, Rene Liu, and Nora Miao in her first Hong Kong theatrically released film since 1996. Koo played Tiger Lee, a Triad boss who struggles to hide his criminal lifestyle when he is faced with raising his daughter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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