''Leave Me Alone'' (, "''Ah, double in trouble''" also, known as ''Ah ma yau nan'') is a 2004 Hong Kong thriller film directed and co-written by
Danny Pang. It stars
Ekin Cheng in a dual role.
Plot
Gay fashion designer Yiu Chun Man (
Ekin Cheng) is visited in
Hong Kong by his straight twin brother, Yiu Chun Kit (also Ekin Cheng). Kit borrows his brother's driver's license, and is then involved in a car crash in which a woman dies, and Kit falls into a
coma
A coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. Coma patients exhi ...
.
With no ID card, Man is unable to prove his identity, so he assumes the identity of his brother, and takes up with Kit's girlfriend, Jane, (
Charlene Choi), and goes with her to
Thailand. Jane, however, is having some money problems, and is deeply indebted to a
loan shark (
Dayo Wong
Dayo Wong Tze-wah (born 5 September 1960) is a Hong Kong comedian, actor and singer. Known as a pioneer of stand-up comedy in Hong Kong, he is known for his stadium shows integrating political satire and social commentary. He has performed a ...
), who pursues Man and Jane.
Kit comes out of his coma and finds himself struggling to fend off the amorous advances of Man's boyfriend (
Jan Lamb), who is a high-ranking Hong Kong police officer.
Production and release
Linked by the same car accident, ''Leave Me Alone'' is a companion piece to ''
Ab-normal Beauty
''Ab-normal Beauty'' (死亡寫真, "''Photos of Death''") (also ''Sei mong se jun'') is a 2004 Hong Kong horror film directed and co-written by Oxide Pang. It stars Race Wong and Rosanne Wong of the Cantopop group 2R.
Plot
Jiney, an art and ...
'', directed by
Oxide Pang, which was also released in Hong Kong cinemas in November 2004.
''Leave Me Alone'' was screened at the
Deauville Asian Film Festival The Deauville Asian Film Festival (the Festival du film asiatique de Deauville) takes place annually in Deauville, France since 1999 and focuses on Asian cinema. A film competition was added to the festival in 2000 and a video competition in 2002.
...
and the
Tokyo International Film Festival.
It was released on DVD in Hong Kong (
all region) by Universe Laser on 8 January 2005.
See also
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Ab-normal Beauty
''Ab-normal Beauty'' (死亡寫真, "''Photos of Death''") (also ''Sei mong se jun'') is a 2004 Hong Kong horror film directed and co-written by Oxide Pang. It stars Race Wong and Rosanne Wong of the Cantopop group 2R.
Plot
Jiney, an art and ...
External links
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2004 films
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