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Aberdeen (2014)

Aberdeen poster
Original title
香港仔
Directed by
Pang Ho-cheung
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
IIB
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows multiple members of a Hong Kong family as they deal with their personal problems and relationships. It shows how each person's struggles and secrets affect the family's overall dynamic.

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What happens

Aberdeen (Chinese: 香港仔), previously known as 曼珠莎華, is a 2014 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Louis Koo, Eric Tsang, Miriam Yeung and Gigi Leung. Pang revealed in various interviews that the film differed from his previous comedies Vulgaria and SDU, in that it explores the family dynamics in a typical Hong Kong family. The film is also known as 人间小团圆 in mainland China. The film was released on 8 May 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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