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Feature film — 2010

Once a Gangster (2010)

6.51h 35mAction — Comedy — Crime

Roast Pork joins the triad as a young man and ends up becoming a trusted lieutenant of boss Kerosene. However, his true passion is in his successful chain of restaurants, his loving wife, and his two children. So when Kerosene wants to promote his trusted right hand man to the top of the organization as a way to take on his financial debts, it's understandable why Roast Pork would want to refuse. Roast Pork comes up with an intricate scheme with his men that would take himself out of the running, but Kerosene's intervention causes it to fail. When all hopes appears to be lost, lifelong gangster Sparrow is released from jail after serving a 20-year sentence for committing a gang-related murder that earned him a guarantee for the leader spot. However, Sparrow has made his own plans to stay out of the gang, setting off a battle of wits between the two men.

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Director: Felix Chong Man-keung

On screen

Cast & crew

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin as Sparrow

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin

Sparrow

Jordan Chan Siu-chun as Roast Pork

Jordan Chan Siu-chun

Roast Pork

Michelle Ye Xuan as Nancy

Michelle Ye Xuan

Nancy

Alex Fong Chung-sun as Kerosene

Alex Fong Chung-sun

Kerosene

Candice Yu On-on as Lady Pearl

Candice Yu On-on

Lady Pearl

Wilfred Lau Ho-lung as Yan

Wilfred Lau Ho-lung

Yan

Conroy Chan Chi-chung as Scissors

Conroy Chan Chi-chung

Scissors

Nan Yik-Pong as Greasy

Nan Yik-Pong

Greasy

Samuel Kwok Fung as Uncle Tsa

Samuel Kwok Fung

Uncle Tsa

Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung as Young Roast Pork

Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung

Young Roast Pork

C Kwan as Wing

C Kwan

Wing

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Leo Chim

Engine