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He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Peter Ho-sun Chan with Tony Leung Ka-fai
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father (1993)
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Add to a movie listHe Ain't Heavy, He's My Father, also known as He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (新難兄難弟), is a 1993 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by Peter Chan and Lee Chi-ngai and starring Tony Leung Ka-fai, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Carina Lau, Anita Yuen and Lawrence Cheng. The title is a pun of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", a hit single for The Hollies in 1969 and for Neil Diamond in 1970.
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Yuen scorns his father, who he thinks is too generous and forgiving. Through a flashback/time travel gimmick, Yuen meets his parents during their joyous courtship. Yuen comes to understand and admire his dad, and reflect on his own moral defects.Actors
Tony Leung Ka-fai
(Tommy Chor Feng)
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
(Chor Yuen)
Chu Yuan
(Lord Watsons)
Carina Lau
(Laura Watts)
Anita Yuen
(Yee / Lynn)
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