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Golden Chicken

2002 · 106 min

A warm, funny, and bittersweet life story told with charm and a touch of melancholy.

Directed by: Samson Chiu Leung-Chun
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Sandra Ng Kwan-yu, Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Eason Chan Yik-Shun

Overview: After his attempted robbery runs aground, a thief takes a shine to his would-be victim, a charming prostitute, who begins to tell him her life story.

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Directed by: Samson Chiu Leung-Chun
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Sandra Ng Kwan-yu, Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Eason Chan Yik-Shun

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
survival
class
friendship
love
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Samson Chiu Leung-Chun
Written by: Samson Chiu Leung-Chun, Matt Chow Hoi-kwong
Starring: Sandra Ng Kwan-yu, Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Eason Chan Yik-Shun, Hu Jun, Andy Lau Tak-wah, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Alfred Cheung Kin-ting, Chapman To Man-Chat
Music: Anthony Chue Chan-Tung, Peter Kam Pau-Tat
Cinematography: Jacky Tang Hon-Pong
Runtime: 106 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese

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