The Wild Ones

1989 1h 34m CN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Social worker Sandy emigrated to Canada with her father when she was young. With the encouragement of her father, she decided to come back to Hong Kong to develop her career. Her father also has a mission to find his missing wife.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Olivia Cheng Man-Nga
邝青云
Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying
袁和平
Loletta Lee Lai-Chun
罗敏儿
Irene Wan
陈玉琴
Charine Chan Ka-Ling
无脑
Simon Yam
约翰
Tommy Wong
污糟弟
Lo Fan
张舍监

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Francis Sung
Writers: Nam Yin
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Francis Sung, shot by Sander Lee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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AWARDS

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Original score by Jonathon Wong Bong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Olivia Cheng Man-Nga and Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying and Loletta Lee Lai-Chun carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098665 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Francis Sung directs. Sander Lee behind the camera. Jonathon Wong Bong scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Francis Sung, shot by Sander Lee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jonathon Wong Bong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Olivia Cheng Man-Nga and Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying and Loletta Lee Lai-Chun carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0098665 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.