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38 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr Β· trivia#01
Set Me Free!
1988 1h 32m CN
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8.0TMDB Β· 2
Crime
Synopsis
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Alex Man leads a cast of Mainland Chinese characters having survived political turmoil but still gets on the criminal path in Hong Kong in order to make a living.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Alex Man Chi-Leung
Cecilia Yip Tung
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
Lau Ching-Wan
Lau Kong
James Pax
Chan Chi-Fai
Tommy Wong
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Raymond Lee Wai-Man
- Languages
- Cantonese
- Countries
- Hong Kong
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The take
Raymond Lee Wai-Man directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 138 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Alex Man Chi-Leung and Cecilia Yip Tung and Elaine Jin Yan-Ling carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0098666 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 2 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 92 min Β· 1h 32m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- CN
Also by
Raymond Lee Wai-Man
Production companies
Who made it
- FU
Fu Ngai Film Production Ltd.
Key crew
- ProducerJim Choi Ji-Ming
- Assistant DirectorPatrick Yau Tat-Chi
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1988-12-08
Also known as
International titles
- Ngoh yiu to mongHK
