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Lawrence Ah Mon or Lawrence Lau Kwok Cheong (劉國昌) (born 1949) is a Hong Kong film director. His films are notable for their lurid exploration of the problems of the poor in modern Hong Kong, such as Gangs (1988), Spacked Out (2000), Gimme Gimme (2001) and City Without Baseball (2008).
Lawrence Ah-Mon was born in 1949 in Pretoria, South Africa. He is a director and actor, known for Black Mask (1996), Gangs (1988) and Underneath (2019).
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Pretoria, South Africa
Dec 29, 2023 · Almost 25 years later, Spacked Out, a coming-of-age social drama by Lawrence Ah-Mon (My Name is Fame, Gimme Gimme, Gangs), still feels as fresh, insightful, and provocative as it did when it...
Nov 1, 2015 · Under Lawrence Ah-mon's lenses, the bustling Yaumatei / Tsim Sha Tsui / Mongkok districts are captured, showing life in Hong Kong in the 80s. Neon signs are everywhere, like glowing tombstones of the youth.
Lawrence Ah Mon, was born in South Africa in 1949 and studied film production in California, USA. He first started as an assistant director for Tsui Hark and from then he became an art house director in HK.
- 1/1/1949
- Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
Born in South Africa, Lawrence Ah Mon studied film production in California, USA. He started his career in Hong Kong as an assistant director for Tsui Hark and after directing several episodes of TV series such as "Faces and Places" and "Islander" he debuted as a film director in "Gangs" in 1988.
Synopsis. Seven of Hong Kong's leading filmmakers have come together to each direct a short film set in Hong Kong during one decade from the 1950s to the future.
