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Men on the Dragon

Original title: Ni liu da shu
  • 2018
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
446
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Francis Ng and Chan-Leung Poon in Men on the Dragon (2018)
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A group of four telecommunications employees at Pegasus Broadband, headlined by Francis Ng in his most charming role in recent memory, begrudgingly join the company dragon boat team hoping s... Read allA group of four telecommunications employees at Pegasus Broadband, headlined by Francis Ng in his most charming role in recent memory, begrudgingly join the company dragon boat team hoping such a pledge of loyalty will keep them immune from encroaching layoffs. Under the tutelage... Read allA group of four telecommunications employees at Pegasus Broadband, headlined by Francis Ng in his most charming role in recent memory, begrudgingly join the company dragon boat team hoping such a pledge of loyalty will keep them immune from encroaching layoffs. Under the tutelage of the pretty young no-nonsense coach, Dorothy (Jennifer Yu) they learn not just how to r... Read all

  • Director
    • Sunny Chan
  • Writer
    • Sunny Chan
  • Stars
    • Francis Ng
    • Tony Tsz-Tung Wu
    • Chan-Leung Poon
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    446
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sunny Chan
    • Writer
      • Sunny Chan
    • Stars
      • Francis Ng
      • Tony Tsz-Tung Wu
      • Chan-Leung Poon
    • 4User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Francis Ng
    Francis Ng
    • Chan Lung
    Tony Tsz-Tung Wu
    Tony Tsz-Tung Wu
    • William
    Chan-Leung Poon
    Chan-Leung Poon
    • Wong Suk Yee
    Tak-Bun Wong
    Tak-Bun Wong
    • Tai
    • (as Kenny Wong)
    Nancy Wu
    Nancy Wu
    • Carol
    • (as Ting-Yan Wu)
    Jennifer Yu
    Jennifer Yu
    • Dorothy
    Ka-Ki Sham
    • Kenneth
    Faith Lee
    • Ah Chung
    Tin Chak Leung
    • Leslie
    Jacqueline Ch'ng
    • Yvonne
    • (as Jacqueline Chong)
    Franco Chan
    • Property agent manager
    Kiefer Cheung
    • Dragon boat teammate
    • (as Kiefer Ki-Fung Cheung)
    Rik Yan-Fu Ching
    • Race Staff
    Kit J.
    • Dragon boat teammate
    Chun-Kong Lau
    • Calvin Tong
    Thor Lok
    • Bai Mo
    • (as Karson Lok)
    Man Hong Lung
    Man Hong Lung
    • Leslie's Vest Man
    Chi Pan Ng
    • Dragon boat teammate
    • (as Ng Chi Pan)
    • Director
      • Sunny Chan
    • Writer
      • Sunny Chan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    8tinasychap

    Inspiring and Motivating

    A simple story which may give an answer to your question in life. Like it very much.
    7madbird-61243

    Worth a watch at your lesiure time

    Perhaps I expect too much. Media keeps boosting the movie. Acting is superb but the plot is a bit dull. Lack of twist in story. Good try, though, in portraying life of middle aged men in HK.
    7yoggwork

    I finally saw a Hong Kong film that I could come up with.

    I finally saw a Hong Kong film that I could come up with. The advantages and disadvantages are obvious. Let me talk about the advantages: very life, especially the family line of 3 uncles. The middle middle layer tried hard to keep his wife to keep his dignity. Luther carefully tried to have a love, and the glasses were tired of the conflict between the mother-in-law and the mother-in-law. Their entanglement, boredom, pain, and arbitrariness seem so reasonable, because it happens to us. In the end everything was so calm, lost and lost, and the outstretched hand shrank back. This is still the original face of life. Of course, the shortcomings are also obvious: the climax of forcing is not good at all, and the love of ping-pong and the role of the coach are too weak. The idea of using a dragon boat to connect in series does not fit the plot, but it seems to be blunt.

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    • Trivia
      The directorial debut of screenwriter Sunny Chan
    • Soundtracks
      Men On the Dragon
      Performed, Composed and lyrics by RubberBand

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 2018 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • 逆流大叔
    • Production companies
      • Film Development Fund of Hong Kong
      • One Cool Film Production
      • PJ One Cool Film
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,306,358
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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