Weeds on Fire
18 votes
Inspired by the true story of Hong Kong’s first teenage baseball team. In the 1980s, two childhood friends join the Shatin Martins, a Band 3 school baseball team managed by the school principal. From these humble beginnings, the boys experience camaraderie, fall in love and make fateful decisions that resonate throughout their lives amid a changing Hong Kong and its sporting world.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2016-04-23
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Steve Chan Chi Fat
Writer: Wong Chi-Yeung, Steve Chan Chi Fat, Hui Chi Sang
Spoken language: 广州话 / 廣州話, English
Genres: Drama, History
Original title: Weeds on Fire
Production Companies: Golden Scene, Film Development Fund of HK, Flash Glory
Production Countries: Hong Kong
Cast
Liu Kai-Chi
Sham Ka-Ki
Lam Yiu-Sing
Tony Wu
Poon Chan-Leung
Suen Lik-Man
Hedwig Tam
Maria Wong Si-Man
Jan Lam Hoi-Fung
Will Or Wai-Lam
Himmy Wong
Shui Jie
Ng Kam Chuen
Chan Cheuk-Him
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