等待黎明 (1984): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1984, 等待黎明 is an acción and bélica film directed by Leong Po-Chih, running about 100 minutes.

What it’s about. Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy rice merchant, and prey to painful, disabling seizures. Her boyhood friend is Coolie Keung, whose family used to have wealth; he's now impoverished, a tough kid, a leader, in love with her. Into the mix steps Fay, cool and resourceful, an actor from the north, intent on getting to Gold Mountain in the US or Australia. They form a threesome, but the day they are to leave Hong Kong, the invasion stops them. Fay must rescue Keung from collaborators, Nam falls in love with Fay, and danger awaits their next attempt to escape. Written by

Who’s in it. 等待黎明 stars Chow Yun-Fat as Yip Kim-Fay, Alex Man Chi-Leung as Wong Hak-Keung, Wu Ma as Chairman Liu and Paul Chun Pui as Sergeant Wing, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.2/10, 等待黎明 has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 等待黎明 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 等待黎明 tend to enjoy El caballero oscuro, El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey, Origen and El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo.