Queen of Underworld

Queen of Underworld

1991 · 97 min · ★ 4.8 · Comedy, Crime, Drama

Popular Hong Kong actress Amy Yip plays Sister Har -- a seminal figure in 1960s and '70s Hong Kong nightlife -- in this biographical film that follows the scenester's rise and fall from the upper echelons of society to the glamour and excess of Hong Kong's teeming underworld. A truly fascinating portrait of the allure and excess that were part of the fabric of Asia's favorite playground.

Directed by Sherman Wong · Written by Wong Jing

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