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Ah Kam (1996)

Director: Ann Hui On-Wah

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Surprisingly unvarnished tribute to the unsung women and men who perform stunts in Hong Kong movies. Bond-girl-to-be Michelle Khan (who actually did break into movies doing stunts) plays Ah Kam, an immigrant from mainland China who braves her way into movie work, bungles an affair with a businessman and winds up confronting the triad gangsters who have killed her mentor (Hung). Not one of Hui's personal films, but transparently sincere. Khan did her own stunts and broke a leg during production.

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Cast & crew

Director: Ann Hui On-Wah

Producer: Raymond Chow Man-Wai

Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Samo Hung Kam-Bo, James Wong Jim, Kent Cheng, Mang Hoi, Richard Ng, Ken Lo full cast

Duration: 100 mins


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