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In the Face of Demolition (1953)

Name: In the Face of Demolition
Genre: Drama
Released: 1953
Duration: 130 min

Directed by Lee Tit

Drama · 2h 10m

This early leftist social drama from Hong Kong offers a panoramic portrait of a crumbling apartment complex and its down-and-out denizens, including a taxi driver, an unemployed teacher, a professional reduced to selling his blood and, of course, a venal landlord. In addition to establishing an omnipresent theme in Hong Kong cinema – the plight of the urban poor – the film is also a prime example of the popular melodramas of the time, which featured displaced Mainland film stars.