My Dear Son
Film

My Dear Son

1989 · ★ 4 · Dir. David Chiang

Peter Ho (Jacky Cheung) is a low-level employee at a prestigious firm in Central, but he hides a secret from his stodgy bosses. Peter's family is exceptionally poor, and his father (Bill Tung Piu) is actually an infamous street performer who sings off-color songs for donations on the street. Peter manages to progress in his job, and even begins to date his boss' daughter. But when the truth of his background is discovered, Peter is summarily fired. Bitter and angry, Peter joins the triads along with his pal (Sean Lau Ching Wan), and finds new romance with the luminous Maggie Cheung. When given the chance, Peter even uses his new underworld position to threaten his previous boss! But Peter sinks too far into the triad underworld, and soon not even his family can be spared from violence. A harrowing drama that progresses from social critique to triad indictment, My Dear Son runs the full gamut of emotions to deliver a tough and truthful message about the choices we make in life.

Released
1989-05-25
Runtime
94 min
Language
CN
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Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung
Ho Tin-Cheung/Peter
Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung
Chow Fung
Bill Tung
Bill Tung
Ho Ka-Chai
Kathy Chow
Kathy Chow
Petty
Lau Ching-wan
Lau Ching-wan
Maddy
Paul Chun
Paul Chun
Chun Shing
Wan Choi Wong
Wan Choi Wong
Wong Wan-Choi
Ricky Yi Fan-Wai
Kelvin Wong
Kelvin Wong