(危樓春曉)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Hong Kong

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

130 minutes

Year:

1953

Directors:

Lee Tit

Production companies:

Union Film Production

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