In the Face of Demolition

L’histoire

Résumé en anglais

This early leftist social drama from Hong Kong offers a panoramic portrait of a crumbling apartment complex and its down-and-out denizens, including a taxi driver, an unemployed teacher, a professional reduced to selling his blood and, of course, a venal landlord. In addition to establishing an omnipresent theme in Hong Kong cinema – the plight of the urban poor – the film is also a prime example of the popular melodramas of the time, which featured displaced Mainland film stars.

Distribution

B Bruce Lee N Ng Cho-Fan C Cheung Ying L Lo Tun L Lee Yuet-Ching T To Sam-Ku M Mui Yee W Wong Man-Lei W Wong Cho-San L Luolian Zi K Ko Lo-Chuen