Below the Lion Rock: The Boy from Vietnam

Below the Lion Rock: The Boy from Vietnam

Part of Vietnam Trilogy

1978•49m

Drama

Following Ah Man’s arrival in Hong Kong as a stowaway, the Vietnamese teenager seeks out his cousin for help to earn a living. Thereafter he becomes an apprentice with a compatriot Vietnamese painter. One day, Ah Man accidentally discovers his cousin’s disgraceful secret, while the painter faces deportation for his own illegal residency status. The Boy from Vietnam marked the debut of Ann Hui’s Vietnam Trilogy.

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CN

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