Chasing the Dragon

2020 1h 34m ZH

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Synopsis

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“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vincent Wong Ho-Shun
Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Raquel Xu Dongdong
Yun Qianqian
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Jazz Lam Tsz-Sin
Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming
Lawrence Chou

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Woody Hui Ngai-Ming
Writers: Wong Jing
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: China

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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2 / 5

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Chasing the Dragon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 5

AWARDS

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Vincent Wong Ho-Shun and Kent Cheng Jak-Si and Raquel Xu Dongdong carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Woody Hui Ngai-Ming directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in China. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3Part of the "Chasing the Dragon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Vincent Wong Ho-Shun and Kent Cheng Jak-Si and Raquel Xu Dongdong carry the top of the cast.

The technical file

Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Original language: ZH

Part of

Chasing the Dragon Collection

An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless and emerging drug lord.