7.2 /10 1 Votes
Traditional 全家福 Mandarin Quán Jiā Fú Initial release 1984 Box office 22.13 million HKD Cinematography Chan Kwok-Hung | 7.3/10 IMDb Simplified 全家福 Cantonese Cyun Gaa Feok Production company Cinema City & Films Co. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Sam Hui, Dean Shek, Olivia Cheng, Jenny Tseng Similar The Private Eyes, The Last Message, Security Unlimited, Aces Go Places, Games Gamblers Play | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Family Affair is a 1984 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by and starring Dean Shek, and co-starring Samuel Hui, Jenny Tseng, Olivia Cheng and Melvin Wong.
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Plot
Wing-cheung (Samuel Hui) and Nancy (Olivia Cheng) have separated due to personality clashes, leaving their pair of children, Tommy (Siu Ban-ban) and Maisy (Helen Chan), under the care of Nancy's father, Alex (Dean Shek). Not long after, Wing-cheung and Nancy have each met new lovers. Not wanting his grandchildren to fall into the hands of stepparents, Alex devise a plan for Wing-cheung and Nancy to reconcile. However, his plan backfires and Wing-cheung and Nancy eventually file for divorce. Feeling disappointed and upset, Tommy and Maisy run away from home.
Cast
Theme song
Critical
So Good Review gave the film a negative review criticizing the mood of the film as "irritating" and its melodramatic moments as "hysteria".
Box office
The film grossed HK$22,129,187 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 15 August to 5 September 1984.