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Below the Lion Rock: The Boy from Vietnam

Below the Lion Rock: The Boy from Vietnam

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1978

Runtime

0h 49m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

獅子山下:來客

Director

Ann Hui

Description

Following Ah Man’s arrival in Hong Kong as a stowaway, the Vietnamese teenager seeks out his cousin for help to earn a living. Thereafter he becomes an apprentice with a compatriot Vietnamese painter. One day, Ah Man accidentally discovers his cousin’s disgraceful secret, while the painter faces deportation for his own illegal residency status. The Boy from Vietnam marked the debut of Ann Hui’s Vietnam Trilogy.