Lawrence Ah Mon or Lawrence Lau Kwok Cheong (劉國昌) (born 1949) is a

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film director. His films are notable for their lurid exploration of the problems of the poor in modern Hong Kong, such as ''Gangs'' (1986), ''Spacked Out'' (2000), ''Gimme Gimme'' (2001) and ''City Without Baseball'' (2008). He has also made several films about colonial and postcolonial subaltern history in Hong Kong, such as the ''Lee Rock'' series (starring

Andy Lau Andy Lau Tak-wah (; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maint ...

) and ''Queen of Temple Street'' (1990). He was born in

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. He has been nominated for Best Director in the

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twice.

Filmography as director

* '' Dealer/Healer'' (2017) * ''

Tales from the Dark 2 ''Tales from the Dark 2'' (李碧華鬼魅系列: 奇幻夜) is a 2013 Hong Kong portmanteau horror film directed by Gordon Chan, Lawrence Ah Mon and Teddy Robin. A sequel to ''Tales from the Dark 1'', the film is also divided into three segment ...

'' (2013) * '' Tactical Unit - No Way Out'' (2009) * '' Besieged City'' (2008) * '' City Without Baseball'' (2008) * '' My Name is Fame'' (2006) * ''

Gimme Gimme Gimme Gimme may refer to: * "Gimme Gimme" (Inna song), 2017 * "Gimme Gimme" (Whigfield song), 1996 *"Yurayura/Gimme Gimme", 2010 single by Beni *"Gimme Gimme", a song from Shihad's 1996 album ''Killjoy'' *"Gimme Gimme", song from the musical ''Tho ...

'' (2001) * ''

Spacked Out ''Spacked Out'' (Chinese title: 無人駕駛; ''Mo Yan Ka Sai'') is a 2000 Chinese social realist film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon and produced by Johnnie To. It has a Category III rating in Hong Kong. Plot The film follows four teenaged girls ...

'' (2000) * '' One and a Half'' (1995) * ''

Even Mountains Meet Even may refer to: General * Even (given name), a Norwegian male personal name * Even (surname) * Even (people), an ethnic group from Siberia and Russian Far East **Even language, a language spoken by the Evens * Odd and Even, a solitaire game wh ...

'' (1993) * ''

Three Summers ''Three Summers'' is an Australian romantic comedy film, written and directed by Ben Elton. It was filmed and is set in Western Australia, at a fictional summer music festival called 'Westival' (based on the real-life Fairbridge Festival). Over ...

'' (1992) * '' Arrest the Restless'' (1992) * ''

Gangs '92 ''Gangs '92'' is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by Dick Cho and starring Aaron Kwok as a rich heir who befriends a group of junior delinquents and helps them turn their lives around go straight. The film was released on 7 March 1992 by N ...

'' (1992) * ''

Lee Rock III Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese s ...

'' (1992) * '' Dreams of Glory: A Boxer's Story'' (1991) * ''

Lee Rock II ''Lee Rock II'' is a 1991 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon and starring Andy Lau, Sharla Cheung, Aaron Kwok and Chingmy Yau. The film is a direct sequel to ''Lee Rock'' released earlier in the same year, which is inspired ...

'' (1991) * ''

Lee Rock ''Lee Rock'' () is a 1991 Hong Kong crime film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon, and starring Andy Lau as the title character. The film chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of. The film was followed b ...

'' (1991) * ''

Queen of Temple Street ''Queen of Temple Street'' () is a 1990 Hong Kong film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon. It has a Category III rating in Hong Kong. Cast and roles * Sylvia Chang – Big Sis Wah * Ha Ping – Older Woman * Josephine Koo – Venus * Kwan Hoi-Shan ...

'' (1990) * ''

Gangs A gang is a group or society of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectivel ...

'' (1988)

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HK Cinemagic entry
Hong Kong film directors 1949 births Living people Hong Kong people of Shun Tak descent South African emigrants to Hong Kong {{HongKong-film-director-stub