Behind Bars

1990•1h 26m

CrimeDramaTV Movie

A man serving a sentence for a white-collar crime navigates the thorny realities of prison life.

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Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Lam Lei

Kit

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Hui Man Cheung

Kwan Hoi-San

Uncle Ninth

Lee Siu-Kay

Brother Wai

Wong Yat-Fei

Babylon

Kong Ngai

Fat

Sher Ng Wing-Hung

Kit's girlfriend

Teresa Ha Ping

Kit's mother

Lily Li

Preacher

Anna Ng

Cheung's wife

Stella Wong

Law Wing-Cheong

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