In Hong Kong, every inch of land is precious. Some of the lower-class people have no place to live and can only gather in beds in dilapidated building[Expand All]
In Hong Kong, every inch of land is precious. Some of the lower-class people have no place to live and can only gather in beds in dilapidated buildings. These elderly, weak, sick and disabled people are separated from each other by barbed wire and are called caged people. Among them, Mr. Zu's (played by Qiao Hong) mentally challenged son (played by Liao Qizhi) is always playing and throwing tantrums. Tang SAN (played by Teddy Robin) is a person who takes advantage of others and has sharp teeth and a fierce tongue. The old man spent his 100th birthday in a cage, selling groceries to make a living, and the fortune-teller kept muttering to himself all day long, but to no avail. A murder case occurred here. The police came to investigate, but they were unable to change the predicament. At this time, the gangster MAO Zai (played by Wong Ka Kui) was released from prison. Ignoring CID's father's scolding, he hung out again with his former best friend and was sent to live in a cage. At this point, the apartment manager said that they had received a letter from the owner to take back the building and hoped that all the tenants could move out, which aroused public outrage. The caged people began to appeal to the two running councilors, Xu and Zhou, who, in an attempt to win people's hearts, pretended to understand the public sentiment. Behind the scenes, Councilor Xu colluded with the property owners, using a large sum of money to buy the "MAO Zi", and obtained the signatures of the cage residents who voluntarily moved out... This film won the Best Film and Best Screenplay Awards at the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards. Zhang Zhiliang won the Best Director award and Qiao Hong won the Best Supporting Actor Award.[Collapse]
