Herman Yau tackles political and social issues, re-proposing the classic atmospheres and themes of Hong Kong Triade cinema in “The Mobfathers,” a gritty and satirical tale of power struggle and a nod to Hong Kong’s troubles with the China-manoeuvred elections.
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The film begins immediately in full swing, with a violent brawl in which Chat (Chapman To), the head of the Metal gang, is arrested and locked up in Stanley prison, just as his beautiful wife discovers she is expecting a baby; an event that for wrong timing fails to divert the course of fate. In fact Chat, with a 5-year sentence, is going to miss the birth and early years of his son and has no other options than to leave his trusty lieutenant Luke (Philip Keung) in charge of the boys of the gang, and also to take care of his wife and child.
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The film begins immediately in full swing, with a violent brawl in which Chat (Chapman To), the head of the Metal gang, is arrested and locked up in Stanley prison, just as his beautiful wife discovers she is expecting a baby; an event that for wrong timing fails to divert the course of fate. In fact Chat, with a 5-year sentence, is going to miss the birth and early years of his son and has no other options than to leave his trusty lieutenant Luke (Philip Keung) in charge of the boys of the gang, and also to take care of his wife and child.
- 8/9/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Film Review: Memories to Choke On, Drinks To Wash Them Down (2019) by Leung Ming-kai and Kate Reilly
If you want to get an impression about a nations culture, its society and politics, as well as the changes these aspects have gone through, a closer look at the urban landscape, its architecture and its people can certainly provide a huge part of the answer. Although gentrification and globalization have done their fair share of diminishing the uniqueness of many cities, especially the capitals of the world, there are still traces of the past and the present to be found in the streets of a city, which might indicate what the future holds in store. In the past years the city of Hong Kong, after the huge wave of protests in recent history, has been through massive social and political shifts, highlighting the unrest of the people, especially the young, but it has also been through other developments which have set their mark on the city’s structure. In...
- 2/2/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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