Dragon Boys (2007) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Jerry Ciccoritti

Writer:

Ian Weir (writer)

Release Date:

7 January 2007 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Various people, including an organized crime detective, a high school student, and a forced prostitute, are drawn into a feud between asian triads in Vancouver, Canada.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Vancouver Canada | Organized Crime | Richmond Virginia | Gang

Awards:

7 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Byron Mann	...	Tommy Jiang
Steph Song	...	Chavy
Tzi Ma	...	Henry Wah
Eric Tsang	...	William Lok
Chang Tseng	...	Mr. Yen
Darryl Quon	...	Sorrows
Christina Ma	...	Mae Wah
Lawrence Chou	...	Movie Star
Jean Yoon	...	Belinda Lok
Chiu-Lin Tam	...	Mrs. Yen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Adamthwaite	...	Fat Ass
Charisse Baker	...	Natalie
Peter Benson	...	Vic Hatton
Mary Black	...	Betty Mahone
Mark Burgess	...	Griff Pollard
John Cassini	...	Reg Deever
Greg Chan	...	Uncle Three
Shannon Chan-Kent	...	Kelsey Leung
Osric Chau	...	Teen
David Coles	...	Rico Sternig
Ben Cotton	...	Corey Sternig
Cedric De Souza	...	Detective Parmar
Sean Devine	...	Motel Manager
Kaaren de Zilva	...	Jaz
Vincent Gale	...	Cpl. Dan 'Crow' Cromartie
Teach Grant	...	Dax Sternig (as Teach)
Peter Grasso	...	Ray
Diana Ha	...	Lily
Robbie Holloway	...	Rod McMahon
Katharine Horsman	...	Trichia
Liberty Kee	...	Yamei (as Linda Kee)
Kit Koon	...	Reporter
Keith Lim	...	Spt. Cam Choi
Philip Lyall	...	Chris Reyes
Melanie Manuel	...	Loreen
Alison Matthews	...	Cst. Gail Dorosh
Sean O. Roberts	...	Store Clerk
Rick Sam	...	Colin Lee Yuen
Marcus Sim	...	Aaron Chen
Lauren Lee Smith	...	Kath
Catherine Thomas	...	Cora
Don Thompson	...	Insp. Ben Bucholtz
Anthony Towe	...	Benny
Kwok Cheung Tsang	...	Fox Boy (as Derek Tsang)
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Andrea
Billy Wickman	...	Grant Basile
Edmond Kato Wong	...	Lincoln Au (as Edmond Wong)
Kea Wong	...	Millie
Simon Wong	...	Jason Wah

Runtime:

240 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

Mandarin | Cantonese | Khmer | English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Anchor Point Pictures Inc.

Soundtrack:

Sol Cycle

Amazing

I'm watching part II of the mini-series as I write this.

I'm occidental and I'll admit I had my own notions as to how Asian crime rings work.

If this series is anything close to the truth my pre-conceptions were all dead wrong.

I can't fault the series, so far, for anything. The acting, cinematography, storyline, direction are all excellent.

The CBC, (Communist Broadcasting Corporation, heehee) deserves praise for airing this. Once in a while the CBC surprises me with a great product.

For my curiosity, is the Chinese that's spoken Mandarin or another dialect?