
SubUrbia(1997)
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

Foreign - Tony is a wily, pessimistic scam artist who uses an ancient superstition to build a hilariously enterprising business. Lam is his sometime business cohort and Chan is the kind-hearted boy next door who falls victim to Tony's tricks.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Wong Tai Fung

Jordan Chan Siu-Chun
Chan Chun / Master Da Da

Bowie Lam Bo-Yee
Dr. Calvin Ng Chi

Karen Mok Man-Wai
Joan

Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung
Lo

Alex To
Pao Wah

Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Tsui Dai Bo

Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui
Hui Chi On

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
Taoist Priest
Siu Gwok-Wa
Brother Lien
Heaven Can't Wait is a comedy, drama film released in 1995. Directed by Lee Chi-Ngai, it stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jordan Chan Siu-Chun, Bowie Lam Bo-Yee. Foreign - Tony is a wily, pessimistic scam artist who uses an ancient superstition to build a hilariously enterprising business. Lam is his sometime business cohort and Chan is the kind-hearted boy next door who falls victim to Tony's tricks.
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