All About Ah Long
Director: Johnny To
Cast: Chow Yun Fat, Sylvia Chang, Huang Kun Husen
Production Year: 1989
Duration: 99 mins
Award(s): 1990 HK Film Awards - Best Actor: Chow Yun Fat
All About Ah Long is a touching depiction of the relationship between fathers and sons, and became one of the top ten box-office films in Hong Kong after its release.
Ah Long (Chow Yun Fat) is a single father who works as a lowly construction worker to support and raise his son Porky (Huang Kun Husen). Possessing a strong bond with his son, the two are happy despite their struggles just to get by. Their relationship is soon tested when Sylvia (Sylvia Chang), Porky’s mother, unexpectedly shows up ten years after she and Ah Long parted. Deciding that her son’s situation would be better with her, Sylvia tries to get Porky to come back with her to the States, forcing Ah Long to fight for his relationship with his son.
