古惑大律師 (1990) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1990, 古惑大律師 is a comédie, drame and policier film directed by Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting, running about 93 minutes.

What it’s about. After scoring a massive HK$20 million at the box office with the hit comedy Her Fatal Ways in 1990, the golden trio of Tony Leung Ka Fai, Carol Cheng ("Dodo"), and Alfred Cheung returned later that year with another winner in Queen's Bench III. Besides writing, directing, and producing, the talented Alfred Cheung also starred in the courtroom drama as Chang, an aspiring young lawyer who takes on the tricky case of defending for Fai (Tony Leung), a man charged with murdering a girl in the woods. Chang believes that Fai is innocent, but can he save the man and nail the real culprit with the treacherous prosecutor Fang (screen villain Sunny Fang Kang) on the opposing side? Luckily, Chang gets some help from Carrie Ng as a fellow lawyer, Carina Lau as Fai's girlfriend and a witness, and Dodo who makes a cameo appearance as Chang's aunt.

Who’s in it. 古惑大律師 stars Tony Leung Ka-fai as Chen Tsu-Hui, Carina Lau as Ms Chen, Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting as Lawyer Chang and Carrie Ng as Lawyer Wu, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, 古惑大律師 has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 古惑大律師 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 古惑大律師 tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, La vie est belle and Fight Club.