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115 min
After seeing a friend of his boss' son adopted over his promised promotion with connections, Shrimp's father, a minor white-collar worker Ng Kwun-sing, vows to get Shrimp a place in a prestigious school and a chance to make friends with the rich. However, Shrimpy is constantly bullied and discriminated against by his classmates. Ng has not the means to be a social climber and finally realises his mistake. He sends his son to a voluntary school so that he may grow up happily. This poignant father-son drama shows a parents' willingness to carve out a good future for their children by any means necessary.
Name | Character | Team | |
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Cheung Wood-Yau | Kwun-sing Ng, the father | Unowned | |
Yuen Siu-Fai | 'Shrimpy' Ng, the son | Unowned | |
Yung Siu-Yi | Lan-tin Ng, Shrimpy's aunt | Unowned | |
Kwai-Lam Cheung | Shrimpy's classmate | Unowned | |
Chow Chi-Sing | Ng's colleague | Unowned | |
Heung Hoi | Office worker | Unowned | |
Fung-Yee Lam | teacher | Unowned | |
Lee Ching | lover of Tsi Law-lin/patron of Shrimpy's flower | Unowned | |
Tsi Law-Lin | lover of Lee Ching/patron of Shrimpy's flower | Unowned | |
Wong Man-Lei | Mrs Sek | Unowned | |
Siu-Hoi Yuen | Ji-keung Sek, her son | Unowned | |
Chor-San Wong | Uncle Chung | Unowned | |
Gam Lau | Mrs Chung, landlady | Unowned | |
Chow Chi-Sing | Old Lee/ Neighbour | Unowned | |
Cho-Cho Lai | Head teacher at prestigious school | Unowned | |
Ling Mung | Office assistant at Ng's office | Unowned | |
Yu Wai-Fun | Teacher | Unowned | |
Lee Pang-Fei | Manager Kam at Ng's office | Unowned | |
Ng Tung | Manager's assistant at Ng's office | Unowned | |
Pak Yin | Spring (1953)'s actress in Grandview Film Studio/patron | Unowned | |
Ng Cho-Fan | Spring (1953)'s actor in Grandview Film Studio/Shrimpy's patron | Unowned | |
Siu Yin-Fei | Far Away (1954)'s actress in Grandview Film Studio/patron | Unowned | |
Lee Tit | Far Away (1954) Grandview Film Studio/patron | Unowned | |
Yip Ping | Unowned |