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Hong Kong film
| Gangs | |
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| Chinese | 童黨 |
| Directed by | Lawrence Ah Mon |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
Gangs is a 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon. It was Lawrence Ah Mon's debut feature film.
Cast and roles
- Ricky Ho Pui Tung
- Eleven Leung Sap Yat
- Ma Hin Ting
- Tse Wai Kit
- Karel Wong Chi Yeung
- Lee Ho Ban
- Chan Tsung
Reception
Film critic Paul Fonoroff wrote, "Gangs a milestone in Hong Kong cinematic neorealism and one of the more affecting probes into the city's adolescent gang culture" and that the 2008 film Besieged City by Lawrence Ah Mon was its "21st-century sequel".
Awards and nominations
Gangs was nominated four times at the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1989:
- Best Film
- Best Director - Lawrence Ah Mon
- Best New Performer - Ho Pui Tung
- Best Editing - Fo San, Kwok Keung and Lau Kwok Cheung
References
- ^ Fonoroff, Paul (1 May 2008). "Besieged City". South China Morning Post.
- "List of Awardees of The 8th Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
External links
- Gangs at IMDb
- Gangs at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Gangs at Hong Kong Cinemagic
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