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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
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.
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.
Sep 10, 2023 · Produced by Johnnie To, Lawrence Ah Mon’s Spacked Out is a Category III oddity within Hong Kong’s film landscape. The film is an unflinching look at the youth who have been shunned to the margins of a society, and highlights the uglier aspects of growing up often ignored by coming of age films.
Lawrence Ah Mon is a Director and Actor.
