Robbery

2016 1h 30m CN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 43

ComedyCrimeFantasyRomanceThriller

Synopsis

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An anarcho-absurdist blood-soaked grand guignol indie flick with attitude to burn, this is the pitch perfect youth movie from Hong Kong. A twenty-something punk fancies himself a total player, but the best job he can find is overnight clerk at a convenience store. The other clerk is a cute chick and you’re thinking “rom com,” but then there’s a robbery, a gangster, a shoot-out, and by the time a neighbor is pulling out a homemade bomb, you realize that this violent farce is all about the current situation in Hong Kong where nothing makes sense, the heartless wipe their feet on the hopeless, and you might as well burn it all down because there are no more better tomorrows.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
Lau Kin-Ping
J. Arie
Mabel
Lam Suet
Convenience Store Boss
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Grandfather
Keung Ho-man
Yan
Eric Kwok Wai-Leung
Big Boss
Anita Chui Pik-Ka
Anita Chan Tsz-Ying
Aaron Chow
Officer Wai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fire Lee Ka-Wing
Writers: Fire Lee Ka-Wing, Lily He
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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1 / 6

RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 6

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung and J. Arie and Lam Suet carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4840096 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fire Lee Ka-Wing directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung and J. Arie and Lam Suet carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt4840096 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.