Men Don't Cry

A lively, slapstick period comedy where a scheming villain becomes the unlikely hero, mixing broad humour with moments of redemption.

Created by

Lam Chi-wah

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

Dayo Wong Tsz-wah, Cecilia Yip Tung, Dominic Lam Ka-wah

Overview

Men Don't Cry is a TVB period comedy series broadcast in October 2007, to celebrate TVB's 40th Anniversary. The shown was rerun from Thursday, January 29, 2009 to February 26, 2009 from Monday to Friday at 12:05am on TVB Jade in Hong Kong. The Chinese title is a reference to Shi Jian, who had played as villains in many Wong Fei Hung movies featuring Kwan Tak Hing as Wong Fei Hung, and later in TVB's television series. Reversing the trends set by previous Wong Fei Hung stories, the title archvillain assumes the leading role of the series, with Wong Fei Hung as the supporting role.

How it feels

Absurd, campy, satirical and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Redemption, betrayal, identity, morality

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

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