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The Story of My Son (1990)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Johnnie To

Synopsis

Li Tzu-Liang is returning to Hong Kong with the ashes of his wife. He now has to bring up his two sons on his own. Though he is quite well-off, he his plagued by debts and when he loses a large sum of money betting on horses, he has to turn to dangerous loan-sharks. Here starts a spiral which gets him and his two sons deeper and deeper into trouble.

Actors

Damian Lau
Damian Lau
Lee Chi-Leung
Cheng Pak-Lam
Cheng Pak-Lam
Lee Wing-Hong, son
Wong Kwan-Yuen
Wong Kwan-Yuen
Lee Wing-Kin
Louise Lee
Louise Lee
Lee's wife
Ng Man-tat
Ng Man-tat
Paul He
Lau Siu-Ming
Lau Siu-Ming
Lee's father-in-law
Sunny Fang Kang
Sunny Fang Kang
Loan shark
Anna Ng Yuen-Yee
Anna Ng Yuen-Yee
Auntie
Cheng Ka-Sang
Cheng Ka-Sang
Loan shark's thug
Chan Wan-Yue
Chan Wan-Yue
Li's secretary
Alan Chui Chung-San
Alan Chui Chung-San
Policeman with debt
Alan Chan Kwok-Kuen
Alan Chan Kwok-Kuen
Man on the street

Crews

Johnnie To
Johnnie To
Director
Wai Ka-fai
Wai Ka-fai
Writer
Johnnie To
Johnnie To
Writer

Trailers and other movies

The Story Of My Son (1990) Shaw Brothers **Official Trailer** 愛的世界

Posters and backgrounds

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