Cageman (1992)
籠民
The story about a young, unemployed man, who after being kicked out is desperate enough to live anywhere. He is directed to Fatso, who owns the caged establishment, and is given a living space.
- Date of release
- 1992-11-18
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jacob Cheung Chi-Leung
Casting
- Michael Lee Ming-Yeung — 7-11
- Roy Chiao — Fatso
- Ku Feng — Luk Tung
- Liu Kai-chi — Prince Sam
- Woo Fung — Officer Lam
- Teddy Robin — Tong San
- Victor Wong — Sissy
- Wong Ka-Kui — Mao
- Lau Shun — Taoist
- Tats Lau Yee-tat — Brother Sang
- Dennis Chan Kwok-San — Councillor Tsui
- Joe Junior — Charlie
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Cageman is a 1992 Hong Kong satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jacob Cheung. It won four awards at the 12th Hong Kong Film Awards held in 1993, including Best Film.
Production
In an interview for EasternKicks, Cheung said that the idea to make a film about Hong Kong's housing issues came from a newspaper reporter, who had hoped that the director would help draw the general public's attention to this matter.
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