All About Ah-Long

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All About Ah-Long

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Directed by Johnny To
Produced by Raymond Wong
Written by Cheung Chung Tai
Ng Man Fai
Story by Sylvia Chang and Chow Yun-Fat
Starring Chow Yun-Fat
Sylvia Chang
Ng Man Tat
Music by Lowell Lo
Cinematography Wong Wing-Hang
Editing by Wong Wing-Ming
Distributed by Cinema City Co. Ltd.
Release date(s) Flag of Hong Kong March 16, 1989
Country Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997) Hong Kong
Language Cantonese

All About Ah-Long (traditional Chinese: 阿郎的故事) is a 1989 Hong Kong drama film directed by Johnny To and starring Chow Yun-Fat, Sylvia Chang and Ng Man-Tat.

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Synopsis

Chow Yun-Fat plays Ah-Long, a father living a low-class lifestyle, while trying to raise his son, Porky (Wong Kwan Yuen). The strong bond between father and son is tested when a chance encounter from Ah-Long's ex-girlfriend (Sylvia Chang) changes the course of their lives.

Reception

All About Ah-Long was a critical and box office hit in Hong Kong, due to Chow Yun-Fat's rise to popularity as an actor at the time.

Awards and nominations

The movie was nominated for 9 Hong Kong Film Awards, but the film only managed to win the Best Actor award, for Chow Yun-Fat, who was also nominated in the same category for God of Gamblers.

9th Hong Kong Film Awards

  • Won - Best Actor (Chow Yun-Fat)
  • Nominated - Best Picture
  • Nominated - Best Director (Johnny To)
  • Nominated - Best Actress (Sylvia Chang)
  • Nominated - Best Supporting Actor (Wong Kwan-Yuen)
  • Nominated - Best Screenplay (Ng Man-Fai, Philip Cheng Chung-Tai)
  • Nominated - Best New Artist (Wong Kwan-Yuen)
  • Nominated - Best Original Score (Law Tai-Yau, Lo Sai-Kit)
  • Nominated - Best Song ("Ah Long's Love Song", performed by Samuel Hui)

Cast

Filming locations

  • Shatin Inn restaurant in Sha Tin, where Ah-Long tells Sylvia that Porky is her son
  • The Guia Circuit of the Macau Grand Prix was the setting for the final motorcycle race

See also

External links

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Films directed by Johnnie To
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The Enigmatic Case (1989) · Happy Ghost III (1986) · Seven Years Itch (1987) · The Eighth Happiness (1988) · All About Ah-Long (1989) · The Fun, the Luck and the Tycoon (1989) · The Story of My Son (1990)  · The Royal Scoundrel (1991)  · Lucky Encounter (1992)  · Justice, My Foot! (1992)  · The Mad Monk (1993)  · The Heroic Trio (1993)  · Loving You (1995)  · A Moment of Romance 3 (1996) · Lifeline (1997) · A Hero Never Dies (1998) · Running Out of Time (1999)  · Where a Good Man Goes (1999)  · The Mission (1999) · PTU (2003) · Breaking News (2004)  · Throw Down (2004)  · Yesterday Once More (2004) · Election (2005)  · Election 2 (2006)  · Exiled (2006)  · Linger (2008) · Sparrow (2008)
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