Heidi Ng Hoi-yan
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One-sentence Synopsis
A former triad boss starts a new life in a poor neighbourhood. When shady property developers harass powerless residents to evict them, he decides to stand up for them.
Synopsis
Wah was a hot-headed gangster until he was sent to prison for a triad murder. Upon his release, he opens a laundry shop in an old district where his estranged wife was last seen. Wah's peaceful days end when greedy developers show up in his neighbourhood eager to buy off a rundown building. Upstart gangster Happy promises to evict all tenants by any force necessary. Wah tries to look the other way until Fa, one of the residents in the building, and her son are attacked by delirious drug addicts. Despite his age, Wah decides to protect the building's helpless tenants by recruiting a group of rehabilitated gangsters to fend off the hostile aggressors. This film is supported by The Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust and produced by the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers.
Kwan Man-hin
Kwan Man-hin received a BA degree (Studio) at the University of Toronto and a degree in film directing at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He has been directing and producing documentaries for over ten years. He also has experience in directing TV dramas, including Cow (2012) and Their Own Voice (2013) of RTHK. His short film Affection (2017) was selected for the Fresh Wave International Short Film competition, the 39th Golden Harvest Awards in Taiwan and was named one of the Fresh Wave Films of the Decade.
Ding Yuin-shan
Ding has been working in the Hong Kong film industry since 1999. His producing credits include Motorway (2012), A Complicated Story (2013) and Sisterhood (2016). His latest project, Possession Road, obtained financing from the Hong Kong Film Development Fund. Shooting is planned for 2023.
Heidi Ng Hoi-yan
Ng majored in production administration at the HKAPA School of Film and Television. Her producing credits include Dot 2 Dot (2014), The White Girl (2017), Men on the Dragon (2018), Tracey (2018), The Secret Diary of a Mom to Be (2020), The Way We Keep Dancing (2020), An Abandoned Team (2023) and Stand Up Story (2023).