Man on the Brink (1981)

Review: Man on the Brink (1981)

Director: Alex Cheung

Cast: Eddie Chen, Kam Hing-Yin, Lun Chia, Ada Fung, Maybo Chiu,

Eddie Chen
Eddie Chen
Kam Hing-Yin
Kam Hing-Yin
Lun Chia
Lun Chia
Ada Fung
Ada Fung
Maybo Chiu
Maybo Chiu

Plot: An undercover cop goes deep undercover to inside one of Hong Kong's most notorious Triad gangs only to find him getting consumed by a life of crime and seediness.

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The 5th Hong Kong International Film Festival, part one

The 5th Hong Kong International Film Festival, part one

I recently unearthed a lengthy manuscript which I wrote when I attended my first film festival ‘ in Hong Kong in 1981 – reviewing, or at least commenting on, all fifty-six movies I saw over a sixteen day viewing marathon. These were […]

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Spring 2024 viewing, part three

Spring 2024 viewing, part three

Yet more recent viewing, ranging from several documentaries about the intertwining of personal identity and the cultural products we attach ourselves to and consume to unsettling explorations of sex, violence and misogyny and an ambitious, though […]

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