Family Light Affair (1984)

7.0/10 92 min Drama Comedy

Overview

Fresh from his smashing directorial debut comedy, "Let's Make Laugh", Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting returns to the screen with this seriocomic look at the clash of cultures which result when a Mainland Chinese peasant brings his family to Hong Kong. "Family Light Affair", whose Chinese title literally translates as "City Lights", is the director/writer's warm-hearted memoir of street life in the early 1980s, featuring an eclectic cast of pop music and kung fu stars who shine in their poignant roles.

Cast

Anthony Chan Yau

Pai

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Ah Yin

Chiu Man-Yan

Xiao Mei

Ku Feng

Chen Mu Ke

Lo Lieh

Ping

Bill Tung Biu

Mou

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

Police Negotiator

Lam Tit-Ching

Food Seller

Fruit Chan

Driver

Fei Pak

Policeman

Leung Hak-Shun

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