Lonely Fifteen

Lonely Fifteen (1982)

靚妹仔

Directed by David Lai, the provocative 80s Hong Kong classic Lonely Fifteen follows a group of delinquent teenage girls and their downward spiral. Spurning home and school for various reasons, four troubled and alienated schoolgirls descend into crime, sex, drugs, prostitution and tragedy. Lonely Fifteen received seven nominations at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards and won Best Actress for teenaged lead Becky Lam in her first and only film appearance.

Date of release
1982-04-20
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama
Director
David Lai Tai-Wai

Casting

Interesting facts

Lonely Fifteen is a 1982 Hong Kong film directed by David Lai and starring Becky Lam, Irene Wan, and Peter Mak Tak-woh. It was the first film produced by producer Johnny Mak Tong Hung (麥當雄) after leaving Rediffusion Television to enter the film industry. The story tells of several underage girls who run away from home and fall into prostitution, losing themselves in the comfort of love and material pleasure. This film is one of the representative works of the Hong Kong New Wave.

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