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Once a Gangster

Felix CHONG

Hong Kong2010 95min 35mm Color Korean Premiere

Synopsis

Celebrity cook Roast Pork and elite student Sparrow have one thing in common; they are candidates for the next boss of Hong Kong Triad. Being reluctant to go back to the past, two men rack their brains to stay out of designation. Written and directed by Felix CHONG who established himself as the one of the best writers with the Infernal Affairs trilogy.

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Felix CHONG

A veteran Hong Kong screenwriter best known for his co-writing credits with Alan MAK in the Infernal Affairs trilogy. He then co-wrote the screenplay for box-office smash hits Initial D, and took the director’s chair and co-directed Moonlight in Tokyo and Lady Cop and Papa Crook with Alan MAK. Once a Gangster is the first film he directed on his own.