“In every department, from casting to cinematography,” raves Richard Kuipers in Variety, “Gangster Payday taps into the spirit of the 1980s and ’90s golden age of Hong Kong crime movies”—making it a perfect addition to this year’s festival. Anthony Wong gives a terrific performance as an aging mob boss who helps a feisty young restaurateur stand up to greedy property developers. This “unapologetically Hong Kong film … basks in its own cinematic legacy” (Elizabeth Kerr, Hollywood Reporter). (Dir.: Lee Po-cheung, Hong Kong, 2014, 97 min., DCP, Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles)
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