Hand Rolled Cigarette (2020)

Original title

手捲煙

Directed by

Kelvin Chan Kinlong

Genre

drama, crime, thriller

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

15

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

A retired colonial-era soldier living in Hong Kong takes in a troubled South Asian teenager. The two form an unlikely bond as they navigate the city's criminal underworld.

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What happens

Hand Rolled Cigarette (Chinese: 手捲煙) is a 2020 Hong Kong neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Chan Kin-long in his directorial debut, and starring Gordon Lam as a retired colonial-era soldier who takes in a troubled South Asian youth (Bipin Karma). The film opened the 17th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival on 3 November 2020, and also closed the 57th Golden Horse Film Festival on 19 and 20 November 2020, where it was nominated for seven awards including Best Feature Film. The film held a special preview screening in Hong Kong on 30 April 2021, before it was widely released on 17 June 2021 in the territory. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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