Overview: There’s much more to Hong Kong cinema than kung fu flicks: Hong Kong, Hong Kong is a social realist drama with a huge heart, following two lovers dreaming of a better life: Man Si Sun (Cherie Chung, An Autumn’s Tale) is an illegal immigrant from the mainland while Kong Yuen Sang (Alex Man, Rich and Famous) is looking for glory in the kick-boxing ring.

Showing a world beyond the city’s skyscrapers and millionaires, Clifford Choi’s film won Best Screenplay at the prestigious Golden Horse awards, and was nominated for many others. Long recognized as a classic back home, 88 Films are proud to present the UK Blu-ray premier of a Hong Kong masterpiece.

Blu-ray Verdict: Cherie Chung and Alex Man Chi-Leung star as a woman from the mainland who comes to Hong Kong illegally and a semi-successful amateur boxer. And if you can look past the rather melodramatic early 80’s Shaw Brothers score you actually get a compelling drama with themes of identity, immigration and trying to make a living at the fringes of society that feels far more relevant and modern than its stylistic choices suggest, and two good lead performances on top.

A story of the illegal immigrant experience of people from the mainland of China who have made it to Hong Kong for a better life, the first thing you’ll notice in this Shaw Brothers film is that the city of Hong Kong is a co-star. You see the poverty stricken parts along with the glamor parts in equal amounts.

Chung plays Sun to perfection and there is a lot of tension in this film regarding age differences and so much more and yet it is all handled expertly well. In closing, Hong Kong, Hong Kong is not the easiest film to watch because of its sometime grim nature, but a welcome respite from the slapstick comedies that Hong Kong routinely churned out at the time.

Bonus Features:
Stills Gallery
Limited Edition O-ring
2.0 DTS-HD MA Cantonese Soundtrack with newly translated English Subtitles
Trailer
High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
Limited Edition Set of 4 collectors art cards

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