Friday, October 3, 2008

Lawrence Ah Mon

Lawrence Ah Mon or Lawrence Lau Kwok Cheong is a South African-born Hong Kong film director. His films are famous for exploring youth problems in Hong Kong, such as ''Gangs'' , ''Spacked Out'' and ''Gimme Gimme'' . Also, Lawrence Ah Mon has made several films about local or subaltern history in Hong Kong, such as the ''Lee Rock'' series and ''Queen of Temple Street'' .

He was born in Pretoria, South Africa.

He has been nominated for Best Director in the Hong Kong Film Awards twice.

Filmography as director


* ''Besieged City''
* ''City Without Baseball''
* ''My Name is Fame''
* ''Gimme Gimme''
* ''Spacked Out''
* ''One and a Half''
* ''Even Mountains Meet''
* ''Three Summers''
* ''Arrest the Restless''
* ''Gangs '92''
* ''Lee Rock III''
* ''Dreams of Glory: A Boxer's Story''
* ''Lee Rock II''
* ''Lee Rock''
* ''Queen of Temple Street''
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