In the Face of Demolition

(1953)

★ 10 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1953

Runtime: 130 мин

Country: Hong Kong

Director: Lee Tit

Cast: Брюс Ли, Ng Cho-Fan, Cheung Ying, 卢敦, Lee Yuet-Ching, To Sam-Ku, Mui Yee, Wong Man-Lei, 黃楚山, 紫罗莲

Plot

This early leftist social drama from Hong Kong offers a panoramic portrait of a crumbling apartment complex and its down-and-out denizens, including a taxi driver, an unemployed teacher, a professional reduced to selling his blood and, of course, a venal landlord. In addition to establishing an omnipresent theme in Hong Kong cinema – the plight of the urban poor – the film is also a prime example of the popular melodramas of the time, which featured displaced Mainland film stars.