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Behind Bars
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Behind Bars

Jan 1, 1990
1h 26m
★ 0.0

Overview

A man serving a sentence for a white-collar crime navigates the thorny realities of prison life.

Genres

Crime
Drama
TV Movie

Production Companies

TVB

Behind Bars Trailers

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Cast

Lam Lei

Kit

Lam Lei

Richard Ng

Hui Man Cheung

Richard Ng

Kwan Hoi-San

Uncle Ninth

Kwan Hoi-San

Lee Siu-Kay

Brother Wai

Lee Siu-Kay

Wong Yat-Fei

Babylon

Wong Yat-Fei

Kong Ngai

Fat

Kong Ngai

Sher Ng Wing-Hung

Kit's girlfriend

Sher Ng Wing-Hung

Teresa Ha Ping

Kit's mother

Teresa Ha Ping

Lily Li

Preacher

Lily Li

Anna Ng

Cheung's wife

Anna Ng

Stella Wong

Stella Wong

Law Wing-Cheong

Law Wing-Cheong

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