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Once a Gangster

Once a Gangster

20106.51h 35m

Overview

Roast Pork joins the triad as a young man and ends up becoming a trusted lieutenant of boss Kerosene. However, his true passion is in his successful chain of restaurants, his loving wife, and his two children. So when Kerosene wants to promote his trusted right hand man to the top of the organization as a way to take on his financial debts, it's understandable why Roast Pork would want to refuse. Roast Pork comes up with an intricate scheme with his men that would take himself out of the running, but Kerosene's intervention causes it to fail. When all hopes appears to be lost, lifelong gangster Sparrow is released from jail after serving a 20-year sentence for committing a gang-related murder that earned him a guarantee for the leader spot. However, Sparrow has made his own plans to stay out of the gang, setting off a battle of wits between the two men.

Directed by Felix Chong Man-Keung
Written by Felix Chong Man-Keung, Lau Ho-Leung, Chapman To Man-Chat
Produced by Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Ronald Wong
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0M0

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Top Cast

Ekin Cheng

Ekin Cheng

Sparrow

Jordan Chan Siu-Chun

Jordan Chan Siu-Chun

Roast Pork

Michelle Ye Xuan

Michelle Ye Xuan

Nancy

Alex Fong Chung-Sun

Alex Fong Chung-Sun

Kerosene

Candice Yu On-On

Candice Yu On-On

Lady Pearl

Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung

Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung

Yan

Conroy Chan Chi-Chung

Conroy Chan Chi-Chung

Scissors

Nan Yik-Pong

Nan Yik-Pong

Greasy

Samuel Kwok Fung

Samuel Kwok Fung

Uncle Tsa

Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung

Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung

Young Roast Pork

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About Once a Gangster

Once a Gangster is a action, comedy, crime film released in 2010. Directed by Felix Chong Man-Keung, it stars Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan Siu-Chun, Michelle Ye Xuan. Roast Pork joins the triad as a young man and ends up becoming a trusted lieutenant of boss Kerosene. However, his true passion is in his successful chain of restaurants, his loving wife, and his two children. So when Kerosene wants to promote his trusted right hand man to the top of the organization as a way to take on his financial debts, it's understandable why Roast Pork would want to refuse. Roast Pork comes up with an intricate scheme with his men that would take himself out of the running, but Kerosene's intervention causes it to fail. When all hopes appears to be lost, lifelong gangster Sparrow is released from jail after serving a 20-year sentence for committing a gang-related murder that earned him a guarantee for the leader spot. However, Sparrow has made his own plans to stay out of the gang, setting off a battle of wits between the two men.

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