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The Extra
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The Extra

Release Date:Release date TBD
Running Time:94 min
Genres:Comedy
Director
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
Cast
Alfred Cheung Kin-TingFrancis Ng Chun-YuLaw Kar-YingChristine Ng Wing-MeiMay Law Koon-LanAlmen Wong Pui-HaSimon Lui Yu-YeungKaren Tong Bo-YueJohn Ching TungKarel Wong Chi-YeungMang HoiFrankie Ng Chi-Hung
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Synopsis

Director Alfred Cheung (Her Fatal Ways) skewers contemporary Hong Kong in the hilarious satire The Extra! Alfred Cheung stars as an unemployed film extra who considers employment in a bawdy Category III film to make ends meet. The truth is he'd rather not participate in something so sordid, but with the Asian Financial Crisis casting a threatening shadow over 1998 Hong Kong, a guy has to do what's necessary just to survive! And if that means sacrificing a little pride - or even baring some skin - then so be it! Thanks to its uncommon script, The Extra manages to take Hong Kong film industry and use it as a springboard for an intelligent and satirical take on the greater problems facing average Hong Kong citizens. Plus it makes time for laughs, and features a galaxy of familiar Hong Kong Cinema names, including Christine Ng, Simon Lui, Law Ka Ying, Almen Wong Pui Ha, and Francis Ng.

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