1989 · drama · family · melodrama
All About Ah-Long
Directed by Johnnie To1h 35m1989
Ah-Long, a father living a low-class lifestyle, while trying to raise his son, Porky. The strong bond between father and son is tested when a chance encounter from Ah-Long's ex-girlfriend changes the course of their lives.
Our read: All About Ah-Long (1989) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded drama · family · melodrama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / family, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
- tender
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