Family Day

1990 1h 30m CN

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

DramaComedyCrime

Synopsis

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Struggling to support a wife a son and his sick mother a kind-hearted man is forced to work the streets as a pickpocket.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Wong Tak Ken
Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Fatty Chow Fok Si
Carrie Ng Ka-Lai
Fatty's wife
Wilson Lam Chun-Yin
Wah
Christopher Doyle
Tourist
Benz Kong To-Hoi
Salesman
Law Shu-Kei
Manager of jewelry company
Ng Kwok-Kin
Chan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Writers: Chan Fai-Hung, Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, shot by David Choi Wa-Sing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tats Lau Yee-Tat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Editor Wong Ming-Lam 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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Stanley Fung Shui-Fan and Kent Cheng Jak-Si and Carrie Ng Ka-Lai carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0099885 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stanley Fung Shui-Fan directs. David Choi Wa-Sing behind the camera. Tats Lau Yee-Tat scores. Wong Ming-Lam cuts. 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.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, shot by David Choi Wa-Sing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tats Lau Yee-Tat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Wong Ming-Lam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Stanley Fung Shui-Fan and Kent Cheng Jak-Si and Carrie Ng Ka-Lai carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0099885 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.