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Little Cheung

Original title: Xilu xiang
  • 19991999
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
602
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POPULARITY
67,440
2,392
Little Cheung (1999)
Drama
In 1997, Little Cheung is a street-wise nine-year-old boy living in a bustling neighbourhood of Hong Kong, just before the reunification with China. His parents are always working at their r... Read allIn 1997, Little Cheung is a street-wise nine-year-old boy living in a bustling neighbourhood of Hong Kong, just before the reunification with China. His parents are always working at their restaurant, so Little Cheung becomes much closer to his grandmother and her Filipino maid A... Read allIn 1997, Little Cheung is a street-wise nine-year-old boy living in a bustling neighbourhood of Hong Kong, just before the reunification with China. His parents are always working at their restaurant, so Little Cheung becomes much closer to his grandmother and her Filipino maid Armi. Little Cheung befriends Fan, a girl his age who is an illegal immigrant from China. H... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
602
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
67,440
2,392
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    • Director
      • Fruit Chan
    • Writer
      • Fruit Chan
    • Stars
      • Yuet-Ming Yiu
      • Wai-Fan Mak
      • Yuet-Man Mak
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    • Director
      • Fruit Chan
    • Writer
      • Fruit Chan
    • Stars
      • Yuet-Ming Yiu
      • Wai-Fan Mak
      • Yuet-Man Mak
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    • 5User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 10 nominations

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    Yuet-Ming Yiu
    • Little Cheung
    Wai-Fan Mak
    • Fan
    Yuet-Man Mak
    • Man, Fan's little sister
    Robby
    • David
    Sun-yau Chu
    • Grandma
    Gary Lai
    • Mr. Gin
    Chun Kwok-Hei
    • Mrs. Gin
    Anthony Teoh
    • Kenny
    • (as Teoh Chang)
    Armi Andres
    • Armi, the maid
    Hoi Heung
    • Mr. Hoi
    Wong Kwok Man
    • Kong
    Davena Mok Siu-Che
    • Amy
    Mei-kam Yeung
    • Fan's Mother
    Vincent Wong-Ming
    • Fan's Father
    Raymond Tong
    • Waiter Wah
    Kam Yiu Ngai
    • Waiter Little B
    Victor Lau Chun
    • Baby Little Cheung
    Li Shing-Pak
    • Older Lau Jau-Li
    • Director
      • Fruit Chan
    • Writer
      • Fruit Chan
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    • Connections
      Remake of Xi lu xiang (1950)

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    9/10
    Great movie
    A brilliant portrayal of a family living in Honk Kong slums. Evolving around the central character of a nine-year-old boy, the director shamelessly displays the hardships of these real people. Their values, their dreams.
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    • Aug 31, 2000

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    • Release date
      • December 30, 1999 (Hong Kong)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • 細路祥
    • Filming locations
      • Hong Kong, China
    • Production companies
      • Meteor Independent
      • NHK
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $29,172
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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