Gangs

1988 1h 38m CN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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A group of desperate kids, marginalized and violently out of control, are holed up in a squalid Hong Kong tenement. Cops are a dimly perceived alien force, to be avoided at all costs.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ricky Ho Pui-Tung
Big K
Eleven Leung Sap-Yat
Coma
Lee Man-Kwai
Tse Wai-Kit
Lui Tat
Wong Chung-Chun
Little K
Leung Gam-San

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lawrence Ah Mon
Writers: Chan Man-Keung
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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2 / 6

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 6

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 6

CAST

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Ricky Ho Pui-Tung and Eleven Leung Sap-Yat and Lee Man-Kwai carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lawrence Ah Mon directs. Lawrence Ah Mon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Lawrence Ah Mon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ricky Ho Pui-Tung and Eleven Leung Sap-Yat and Lee Man-Kwai carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0096284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.