1996

2h 1m

7.5(34 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Crime

Overview

Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager and a sensitive young local who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle.

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Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

柯宇綸

Luen-Luen

Acting

張震

Hong Kong

Acting

Tang Tsung Sheng

Red Fish

Acting

Virginie Ledoyen

Marthe

Directing

林海象

Policeman

Acting

金燕玲

Mother of Red Fish

Acting

Wang Chi-tsan

Little Buddha

Acting

Nick Erickson

Marcus

No Image

Acting

柯一正

Luen-Luen's Father

Acting

Wang Bosen

Gangster in Red Suit

No Image

Acting

張國柱

Red Fish's Father

Acting

吳家麗

Angela

Acting

Hsu Ming

John

Camera

Ivy Chen

Alison

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Acting

顧寶明

Qiu

Acting

T.C. Lin

Housemate

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Writing

吳念真

Gangster in Black Suit

Directing

Andrew Tsao

David

No Image

Acting

葉全真

Unknown Role

Acting

Diana Dupuis

Ginger

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