Men Don't Cry (2007)

Original title

奸人堅

Cast

Dayo Wong, Jacky Wong, Dominic Lam, Cecilia Yip, Vivien Yeo, Benz Hui, Alex Lam, Charmaine Li

Genre

soap opera, drama television series

Country

Hong Kong

Length

1 season, 21 episodes

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 2 voters

How it feels

A period comedy that flips the usual story of Wong Fei Hung by making the main villain the lead character. Set in old Hong Kong, it follows this mischievous antihero as he schemes and clashes with the famous hero. The show is a lighthearted reversal of traditional roles.

comedicnostalgicplayfullightheartedperiodcleveroffbeatcharacter-driven

What happens

Men Don't Cry (Traditional Chinese: 奸人堅) is a TVB period comedy series broadcast in October 2007, to celebrate TVB's 40th Anniversary. The shown was rerun from Thursday, January 29, 2009, to February 26, 2009, from Monday to Friday at 12:05 am on TVB Jade in Hong Kong. The Chinese title is a reference to Shi Jian, who had played as villains in many Wong Fei Hung movies featuring Kwan Tak Hing as Wong Fei Hung, and later in TVB's television series. Reversing the trends set by previous Wong Fei Hung stories, the title archvillain assumes the leading role of the series, with Wong Fei Hung as the supporting role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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