Family Light Affair

Family Light Affair

1984 · 92 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Comedy

Fresh from his smashing directorial debut comedy, "Let's Make Laugh", Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting returns to the screen with this seriocomic look at the clash of cultures which result when a Mainland Chinese peasant brings his family to Hong Kong. "Family Light Affair", whose Chinese title literally translates as "City Lights", is the director/writer's warm-hearted memoir of street life in the early 1980s, featuring an eclectic cast of pop music and kung fu stars who shine in their poignant roles.

Directed by Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting · Written by Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

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