The Kid

A gentle, socially conscious old-fashioned drama that mixes street-kid scrappiness with earnest moral lessons and a warm, slightly sentimental finish.

Directed by

Fung Fung

Genres

Drama

Starring

Bruce Lee, Yee Chau-Sui, Lee Hoi-Chuen

Overview

A 10-year-old Bruce Lee stars as Kid Cheung, an orphan boy who sells comics in a little stall in the slums to survive. He and his two siblings are looked after by his Uncle Ho, a teacher. When the wealthy Hung Pak-ho surveys the slums to build a school for orphans, he is robbed by the vicious Blade Lee and his gang. Cheung helps Blade Lee escape and earns his friendship, but Uncle Ho convinces him to return the gold necklace Lee stole. Hung rewards Ho by hiring him as his private secretary.

How it feels

Earnest, warm, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Class, politics, family, crime

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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