2010 · crime · drama · gangster
Monga
Directed by Doze Niu Cheng-Tse2h 20m2010
Set in the 1980s, “Monga” centers on five boys (Mosquito, Monk, Dragon, White Monkey and A-Lan) who join the "Gang of Princes" who are tired of being pushed around. As the "Gang of Princes" rise in stature, they come into conflict with other gangs jealous of their rising power.
Our read: Monga (2010) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded crime · drama · gangster entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, extreme crime / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
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