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Availability: Special Order - We do not normally keep stock of this title onhand. Once you order it, we will order it from our supplier and ship it out to you. We do not bill you for Special Order items until they ship. You cannot cancel Special Order items after purchase. AKA: Below The Lion Rock || Wild Child || Old Plough || Nightwalker || Ode To Un Chau Chai || Choice Of Dreams || New Life Director: Allen Fong Released: 1977 [Hong Kong] Genre: TV Shows/Movies     Sub-Genre: Drama Collections:  RTHK Series Keywords:  Ambition || Child / Children || Gambling || Immigrant / Emigrant || Journalist / Reporter || Marriage / Wedding || Pregnant / Pregnancy || Prison / Prisoner || Short Stories

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Plot:	Contains six short films directed by Allen Fong, from the "Below The Lion Rock" series, including "Wild Child", "Old Plough", "Nightwalker", "Ode To Un Chau Chai", "Choice Of Dreams", and "New Life".
Overview:	Allen Fong Yuk Ping, one of Hong Kong's most distringuished directors, was thrice Best Director of the Hong Kong Film Awards for "Father And Son" (1981), "Ah Ying" (1983), and "Just Like Weather" (1986)--a record that is yet to be broken to this day. A filmmaker at the forefront of Hong Kong's "new wave" cinema, six of the dramas he directed early in his career for "Below The Lion Rock" are now presented in this collection, which showcases his unadorned and deeply moving, structurally exquisite style. Contains the following six short films directed by Allen Fong, from the "Below The Lion Rock" series: Wild Child (1977) The young boy Hoi lives next to a cemetery with his grandmother. To him, death is the most natural thing in the world.It is only when his grandmother dies that he comes to realize the meaning of life and the pain of death. Old Plough (1978) Small rice shop proprietor Old Plough is still unmarried despite being in his fifties. When he marries a Thai bride for just ten thousand-odd dollars, he discovers that his wife was pregnant prior to coming to Hong Kong. Nightwalker (1978) A reporter seeing every dark side of human existence. One night an innocent young boy made him smile for the first time in a long while. But when he subsequently covered a traffic accident, the victim turned out to be... Ode To Un Chau Chai (1977) Boatman Dai-Shing, a gambling addict whose wife works her fingers to the bone to support their large family, and whose father helps out by selling dried seaweed. The children, in their naivete, find their pleasure with mice... Choice Of Dreams (1978) Several women from Taiwan came to Hong Kong in search of their dreams. Someone dreamt to become a pop star, someone dreamt of finding work, while a free-spirited writer dreamt of finding her true soulmate... New Life (1979) After being released from prison, repeat offender Lam Sa-Song received no acceptance by friends and relatives. Nevertheless, he refused to give up on himself. However, reality makes every step a struggle.
Running Time:	232 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Cantonese
Subtitles:	ENGLISH, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified)
Distributor:	Intercontinental Video Limited (IVL)  [A Hong Kong-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen Interviews