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Bookmark this pageAh Ying (1983)
Director: Allen Fong Yuk-Ping
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From Time Out Film Guide
Allen Fong invents Chinese docu-drama, taking Hui So-Ying out of her job on her parents' fish market stall and following her progress in acting classes; in the background, her family acts out its real-life domestic strains and crises. Fong based the character of Ah Ying's drama teacher Cheung on his late friend Koh Wu (Peter Wang's performance is a creditable impersonation), who spent years trying but failing to raise money for a film in Hong Kong. It adds up to a wry panorama of everyday dreams and aspirations, often - but not always - doomed to be dashed.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Allen Fong Yuk-Ping
Cast: Hui So-Ying, Peter Wang, Hui Pui, Yao Lin-Shun, Shu Kei, Charles Ng full cast
Genre(s): Documentaries
Duration: 116 mins
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