Floating City

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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