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Besieged City

2008 · 96 min Drama Action
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

Ling-Kit HO is just like one of many other students in Tin Shui Wai. However, he is a lot more hard-working than all the others as he wants to get away from this besieged city. Apart from his study, he is indifferent to everything because he comes from a defunct family. Having to take care of his mentally-ill mother, Ling Kit is also forced to face his Dad – a heavy drunker and a heavy gambler. His younger brother Chun-Kit has left the family for years. At that time, Chun-Kit was heavily bullied by his classmates in school and he was always beaten by his drunken father. Being the elder brother, however, Ling-Kit did not protect Chun-Kit from being beaten so Chun-Kit left in great panic.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title 圍城
Year 2008
Country Hong Kong
Genre Drama, Action
Director Lawrence Ah Mon
Runtime 96 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (3 votes)

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The director constructs a harrowing drama that relies on raw, unflinching realism to explore the cycles of violence and neglect within a marginalized community. It builds its power through quiet observation rather than overt melodrama.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of despair and the heavy cost of escape. A stark, necessary portrait of a social wound. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Lawrence Ah Mon

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