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To Live and Die in Mongkok is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Wong Jing with Nick Cheung
To Live and Die in Mongkok (2009)
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Fai (Nick Cheung), a legendary triad figure, was convicted and sent to prison for life, for slaughtering rival gangsters in a gang fight. A local council member assisted him with paroling, leading to his subsequent early release from prison 30 years later. Mongkok has, however, completely changed and he has almost forgotten his way back home.Actors
Nick Cheung
(Fai)
Paw Hee-ching
(Fai's mother)
Liu Kai-chi
(Gunner Yu)
Patrick Tam
(Peter)
Wong Jing
(Egg Tart)
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