15th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 22 - Jul 9, 2016

Photo: Courtesy of Golden Scene Co.

The Mobfathers

選老頂

The Mobfathers is the quintessential Hong Kong gangster flick, featuring disputes between larger-than-life bosses, vicious street fights employing arsenals of sharp metal objects, and a raspy-voiced master villain (Anthony Wong) ominously stroking a fluffy white pet. Chapman To (Infernal Affairs) stars as Chuck Lam, a mid-level gangster who is released from prison just as his Triad gang is about to elect a new Dragon Head. He enters the election against Wulf, Gregory Wong's flamboyantly gay ex-cop upstart. As the two men face off for control of the Triads, they realize that their strings are being pulled by a shadowy committee of bosses led by Anthony Wong's terminally ill godfather. The heady mix of vulgar entertainment and social commentary could only come from Hong Kong most politically astute chronicler, Herman Yau, who more than justifies its adults-only rating with splashes of sleaze and bloody violence.

Director: Herman Yau
Cast: Bonnie Xian, Philip Keung, Anthony Wong, Gregory Wong, Chapman To
Languages: Cantonese with English subtitles
2016; 94 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Monday July 4, 6:30pm
Film Society of Lincoln Center