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To Live and Die in Mongkok

To Live and Die in Mongkok

20095.41h 36m

Overview

Set within Mongkok, Hong Kong, an area known as the most crowded in the world, a schizophrenic ex-con views his Mongkok surroundings as a prison he can't get out of after he is released from a 30 years jail sentence.

Directed by Wong Jing
Written by Wong Jing
Produced by Wong Jing
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Top Cast

Nick Cheung Ka-Fai

Nick Cheung Ka-Fai

Fai

Nina Paw Hei-Ching

Nina Paw Hei-Ching

Fai's mother (Charity)

Monica Mok Siu-Kei

Monica Mok Siu-Kei

Big Fung (Pamela)

Natalie Meng Yao

Natalie Meng Yao

Little Fung (Penny)

Liu Kai-Chi

Liu Kai-Chi

Gunner Yu

Willie Wai Ga-Hung

Willie Wai Ga-Hung

Porky

Wong Jing

Wong Jing

Egg Tart

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Juno Leung Chun-Lung

Kid (Ga)

T

Tang Tak-Po

Fai Junior

Cecilia Chan Lai-Wan

Cecilia Chan Lai-Wan

Counselor Han

About To Live and Die in Mongkok

To Live and Die in Mongkok is a crime, drama film released in 2009. Directed by Wong Jing, it stars Nick Cheung Ka-Fai, Nina Paw Hei-Ching, Monica Mok Siu-Kei. Set within Mongkok, Hong Kong, an area known as the most crowded in the world, a schizophrenic ex-con views his Mongkok surroundings as a prison he can't get out of after he is released from a 30 years jail sentence.

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