Floating City
2012 · 104 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama
Set in Hong Kong in the 1980s, the film follows a fisherman’s son who rises to become a powerful tai pan.
Directed by Yim Ho · Written by Marco Pong Heung-Yee
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Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing Bo Wah Chuen -
Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei Tai -
Josie Ho Chuen's Mom (Youth) -
Nina Paw Hei-Ching Chuen's Mom -
Annie Liu Xin-You Fion Wong -
Au Hin-Wai Mr. Tsang - D David Peatfield Dick Callahan
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Cherry Ngan Cheuk-Ling -
Gregory Charles Rivers -
Ben Yuen Foo-Wah -
Henry Lo Chun-Shun
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