Little Cheung

1999 1h 42m CN

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 18

Drama

Synopsis

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In 1997, Little Cheung is a street-wise nine-year-old boy living in a bustling neighbourhood of Hong Kong, just before the reunification with China.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yiu Yuet-Ming
Little Cheung
Wai-Fan Mak
Fan
Yuet-Man Mak
Man
Gary Lai
Mr. Gin
Anthony Teoh
Kenny
Tony Ho
Ka Yin
Sam Lee
Autumn Moon
Jo Kok Cho-Lam
Hang's Girlfriend

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fruit Chan
Writers: Fruit Chan
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Tagalog
Countries: Hong Kong

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1 / 8

ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Tagalog.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Handover Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fruit Chan, shot by Lam Wah-Chuen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Fruit Chan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Yiu Yuet-Ming and Wai-Fan Mak and Yuet-Man Mak carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0234116 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fruit Chan directs. Lam Wah-Chuen behind the camera. Fruit Chan cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Tagalog.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Tagalog.
3Part of the "Handover Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Fruit Chan, shot by Lam Wah-Chuen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Fruit Chan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yiu Yuet-Ming and Wai-Fan Mak and Yuet-Man Mak carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0234116 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.