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Floating City
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Floating City

May 18, 2012
1h 44m
★ 6.5

Overview

Set in Hong Kong in the 1980s, the film follows a fisherman’s son who rises to become a powerful tai pan.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Mandarin Films
Sil-Metropole Organisation

Floating City Trailers

Cast

Aaron Kwok

Bo Wah Chuen

Aaron Kwok

Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei

Tai

Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei

Josie Ho

Chuen's Mom (Youth)

Josie Ho

Nina Paw Hei-Ching

Chuen's Mom

Nina Paw Hei-Ching

Annie Liu Xin-You

Fion Wong

Annie Liu Xin-You

Au Hin-Wai

Mr. Tsang

Au Hin-Wai

David Peatfield

Dick Callahan

David Peatfield

Cherry Ngan Cheuk-Ling

Cherry Ngan Cheuk-Ling

Gregory Charles Rivers

Gregory Charles Rivers

Ben Yuen Foo-Wah

Ben Yuen Foo-Wah

Henry Lo

Henry Lo

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