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Ordinary Heroes

Name: Ordinary Heroes
Director: Ann Hui
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999
Duration: 128 min

千言萬語

Directed by Ann Hui (許鞍華)

1999•128 min

Genre: Drama
Topic: Justice
Mood: Lingering
Language: Chinese

Synopsis

Ordinary Heroes narrates the life stories of an advocate, a prostitute, a social worker, and a priest during Hong Kong’s social movements of the 1970s and 1980s. The film is based on true events.

Trailer

Selected Awards

Winner

Hong Kong Film Awards

Best Picture (2000)

Winner

Golden Horse Awards

Best Feature Film, Best Director (1999)

Main Cast

Anthony Wong Chau-SangFather Kam

Loletta Lee Lai-ChunSow Fung Tai

Lee Kang-shengLee Siu Tung

Gardner Tse Kwan-HoCouncilor Yau Ming-foon

Ann HuiDirector in TV ad

Lawrence Ah MonPolice officer

MCMok Chiu-YuStreet activist telling story of Ng Chun Yin

Ka Lee

Director

Ann Hui許鞍華RegionEast AsiaIn archive7 filmsHeritageHong KongMore→Ann Hui許鞍華RegionEast AsiaHeritageHong KongIn the archive7 films

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