Overview
Ordinary Heroes narrates the life stories of an advocate, a prostitute, a social worker, and a priest during Hong Kong’s social movements of the 1970s and 1980s. The film is based on true events.
Director and cast
- Ann Hui Director
- Anthony Wong Chau-sang as Father Kam
- Loletta Lee Lai-Chun as Sow Fung Tai
- Lee Kang-sheng as Lee Siu Tung
- Gardner Tse Kwan-ho as Councilor Yau Ming-foon
- Ann Hui as Director in TV ad
- Lawrence Ah Mon as Police officer
- Mok Chiu-Yu as Street activist telling story of Ng Chun Yin
- Ka Lee Cast
- Nina Paw Hei-ching Cast
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