Alex Law
Total Credits at Criticker: 3 (Director), 16 (Writer)
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A patriotic Chinese cop is reposted to fictional East European country Lavernia as punishment for ignoring orders during a plane hijack operation... (imdb)
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A simple fisherman helps a fugitive King in a fight, and offers him refuge in a hideout near his fishing village. When the King's group is attacked by his usurper brother, the fisherman is sent to find the King's betrothed, the daughter of the Emperor, and bring her back. On the journey love blossoms between the fisherman and the Emperor's daughter. Meanwhile the King's beautiful advisor seems to be in love with him, despite the fact that she is a traitor sent to kill him by the evil brother. (imdb)
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The film depicts Hong Kong in the striving 60s, as seen through the eyes of a child. The story revolves around the kid and his family - a working class father, a happy-go-lucky mother, an aspiring, starry-eyed elder brother, and our young protagonist himself. Through the elder brother's first romance, and the family's encounters with love, hope, failure, death and rebirth, we travel back to a place called old Hong Kong, a time we'll always remember, and a place we have always called home. (AsianMediaWiki)
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Sammo and Kenny are lowly employees if a jewelry shop. Sammo too often is the target of abuse from the manageress. One day the two are sent to show the diamonds to a sheik. They are robbed on their way to the bank. One by one they are being accused to be in collusion with the robbers. That makes Sammo very angry. To get even, he plans to kidnap the manageress. Kenny somehow learns of the plot. Sammo gets the wrong woman, accidentally kidnapping Joel. (hkcinemagic.com)
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The sequal to A Happy Bigamist, this movie follows the lives of both Anthony Chan and Kenny Bee after their wives (Anita Mui and Pat Ha respectively) have left them. With both of their wives gone, they both try to woo Cherie Chung without letting her know that they are living together. (imdb)
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The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. (imdb)
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While attending their respective parent's funeral in London, two strangers discover their parent's secret love affair spanning across three decades and two continents. (imdb)
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This is a screwball-comedy in Hong Kong style. Chow Yun Fat plays the spoiled village hetman of a tiny village in Hong Kong. The plot revolves around his love interest who has run off to work in downtown Hong Kong and many culture clashes between the peasants and urban life are highlighted. (imdb)
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Sammo Hung illegally immigrated to the United States as a taxi driver more than ten years with a hard living. Eventually, he got a Green Card and planned to return to his homeland. He borrowed eight tales of gold from relatives because he believed that it was an image of a real man... (asianwiki.com)
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Cheung, an illegal immigrant in a completely Chinese area of New York, is caught by two US Immigration Officers. Immigration Officers are suspicious that the marriage is a sham. Meanwhile Dai Fu is threatening Cheung and his roommate, another an illegal immigrant, if they don't make the payments for being smuggling into the US. (imdb)
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Ah Sun of the drama society leads a dramatic private life off-stage as well as on. His ex-wife Kong loses her last cent in business; and after going bankrupt is left without a place to stay. As she is entitled to own half of Ah Sun's house, she moves back. Ching, Sun's girlfriend, is determined to show who's the mistress. Her exaggerated actions embarrass Kong, and Kong soon has a chance to hit back. Ah Sun's rich aunt returns for a visit and has not been told about their divorce... (hkcinemagic.com)
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A rock and roll story that portrays the decay of political and cultural lacunae that have separated China and Hong Kong for so long. (imdb)
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The story of Beijing Opera School, its teacher Master Yu and his students. (imdb)
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A Hong Kong war romantic film set in World War II based on the real-life story of Jackie Chan's parents, Charles and Lee-Lee Chan. (imdb)
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Two Vietnamese brothers separated as children during the tumult of the Vietnam War find themselves reunited as adults--but on opposite sides of the law--when one investigates the other for piracy. (Universe Laser)
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