Movie
Lonely Eighteen
Overview
This is a story about how family can impact the growth of a young woman. It follows Elaine, who grew up in poverty in the 1980’s, and her best friend Ying as they enter the Hong Kong entertainment industry to change their fate. In the golden era of Hong Kong cinema, Ying becomes a popular erotic star while Elaine struggles between her identity and her job as an actor. When Hong Kong cinema’s glory fades a decade later, the two women end up on diverging paths due to their life choices.
Details
- Release date
- 2023-09-28
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Local Production, One Cool Films, Irene Production Limited
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- CN
Cast
- Angel Lam Chin-Ting as Elaine
- Renci Yeung
- Fish Liew Chi-Yu
- Irene Wan
- Loletta Lee Lai-Chun
- Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen
- Ti Lung
- Moses Chan Ho
- Candy Man
- Jennifer Yu
- Bryant Mak Chi-Lok
- Peter Chan Charm-Man
Crew
- Tracy Choi Ian-Sin - Director
- Sunny Chan Wing-Sun - Writer
- Echo Chow - Writer
- Emily Chan - Writer
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