Hong Kong Bronx is a low-budget 2008

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 Hong Kong

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 action film

Hong Kong action cinema

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 directed by Billy Chung

Billy Chung

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, and starring Jordan Chan

Jordan Chan

Jordan Chan Siu-Chun is a Chinese actor and musician from Hong Kong.Chan got his start by enrolling in the TVB Dancers' Training Class in 1985. Soon after graduation, he joined a few of the studio's troupes that would accompany popular singers during their live performances...

. The film was produced by Wong Jing

Wong Jing

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, whose father, Wong Tin-Lam

Wong Tin-Lam

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, appears in a supporting role.
The film was given a Category III rating

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 upon its limited release due to its gratuitous depiction of sex and violence.

Plot

Neil is a former Triad boss, who has just been released from prison. He attempts to starts his life anew by being a parental guide to his two sisters (Ada Wong, Vonnie Lui) and opening a repair shop. However, Neil meets Johnny a local merciless Triad kingpin.

Cast

• Jordan Chan
  Jordan Chan
  Jordan Chan Siu-Chun is a Chinese actor and musician from Hong Kong.Chan got his start by enrolling in the TVB Dancers' Training Class in 1985. Soon after graduation, he joined a few of the studio's troupes that would accompany popular singers during their live performances...
  
   as Neil Shek
• Kenny Wong as Bull
• Annie Man
  Annie Man
  Annie Man Chung-Han , born 20 July 1976, is an actress from Hong Kong. She started her career in television series in 1993 at the age of 16 at ATV...
  
   as Miss Watt
• Winnie Leung as Mabel
• Ricky Chan as Johnny
• Zuki Lee as Yo Yo
• Timmy Hung
  Timmy Hung
  Timmy Hung Tin Ming is a Hong Kong actor and the eldest son of martial arts superstar Sammo Hung. He is half Korean, his mother is Sammo Hung's first wife.-Film:-Television series:-External links:* at the Hong Kong Movie Database*...
  
   as Fai
• Vonnie Lui as Bonnie
• Chan Hung Lit
  Chan Hung Lit
  Chan Hung-lit , also known as Chen Hung-lieh and Golden Chan, was a Shaw Brothers actor famous for portraying villains from the 1960s to 1980s. In his acting hiatus, Chan was involved in the garment industry. He later resumed his acting career by joining TVB in 1995, left the following year and did...
  
   as SP
  Superintendent (police)
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   Cheung
• Ada Wong Ji-Haam as Barbie
• Wong Tin-Lam
  Wong Tin-Lam
  Wong Tin-Lam was a Chinese screenwriter, producer, director, and actor, who has contributed a lot to the Hong Kong cinema scene with a career spanning six decades...
  
   as Uncle Bo

Critical reception

Hong Kong Bronx was a seen by some critics as a retread of the Triad film genre. LoveHKFilm.com called it a "surprisingly watchable guilty pleasure," and criticized the film for its cheesy use of CGI blood.

Box office

Hong Kong Bronx was given a limited release in Hong Kong on January 29, 2008. It was shown in five theaters.