A Gambler's Story

A Gambler's Story

2001•1h 34m•7.1/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(6)

Suki is a very devoted gambler. Whenever he goes to Macau, he buys a return ticket in advance, just in case he loses all his money. After breaking up with his girlfriend Cher, who couldn't bear his gambling anymore, Suki meets a girl called Princess Fragrance at a karaoke bar. They later meet again in Macau, both in the hands of a loan shark Brother Face, who threatens to kill them if they don't pay off their debts…

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Production

Beijing Jinyinma Movie & TV Culture Co.

Language

CN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Francis Ng Chun-Yu

Francis Ng Chun-Yu

Suki

Suki Kwan Sau-Mei

Suki Kwan Sau-Mei

Princess Fragrance

Lam Suet

Lam Suet

Landlord

Sam Lee

Sam Lee

Chung

Iris Wong Yat-Tung

Iris Wong Yat-Tung

Cher

Philip Keung Ho-Man

Philip Keung Ho-Man

Brother Face

Kenny Wong Tak-Ban

Kenny Wong Tak-Ban

Frankie

Timothy Shaw Chun-Yung

Timothy Shaw Chun-Yung

Bee

Roderick Lam Chung-Kei

Chu's man

Walter Tso Tat-Wah

Walter Tso Tat-Wah

Mok

Sze-Ma Wah-Lung

Sze-Ma Wah-Lung

Mr. Chu

Marco Mak Chi-Sin

Marco Mak Chi-Sin

Beggar

Bowie Lau Bo-Yin

Bowie Lau Bo-Yin

Brother Face's man

So Wai-Nam

So Wai-Nam

Thug

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