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Crime: Hong Kong Style - Portland Street Blues: Tyneside Cinema
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With a city of 7.2 million people, youre bound to get a few bad apples. CRIME: Hong Kong Style is an explosive new season of crime films from Hong Kong presented by HOME, Manchester between March April.
From noir-tinged thrillers, to tales of hardnosed gangsters, to entertainingly comic capers, CRIME: Hong Kong Style offers stone cold classics, cult movies, forgotten? gems and the latest releases from some of the worlds most revered and stylish directors.
Join Tyneside Cinema to celebrate some of the greatest crime films ever made.
Portland Street Blues (????????????) Dir Yip Wai Man/1998 HK/114 mins/CTBA
Sandra Kwan Yue Ng, Kristy Yang, Alex Fong, Yeung-Ming Wan, Qi Shu, Noel Chik, Ekin Cheng, Man Tat Ng, Ken Lo
A relative of the popular Young and Dangerous franchise, Portland Street Blues offers a significant lead role for Sandra Ng, who takes the opportunity to deliver a nuanced and powerful performance as a woman who rises up through the ranks of a triad gang.
Please note this is an original 35mm print.
