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Product Title : Dancing Lion (DVD)
Artist Name(s) : Teresa Mo | Anthony Wong | Francis Ng
Release Date : June 28, 2007
Language : Cantonese
Subtitle : Simplified Chinese, English, Traditional Chinese
Rating : IIB
Publisher : Tai Seng Video (US)  

While Francis Ng is by now well recognized as a top actor, shining in films like Johnnie To's The Mission and Exiled, his directorial talent is still developing. After turning in films like 9413 and What Is A Good Teacher, he now co-directs with Marco Mak (Wo Hu, Color of the Truth) for Dancing Lion, a comedy filled with satirical references to Hong Kong's current affairs. The film sees how a wacky office manager (Francis Ng) tides through a layoff crisis - a threatening experience shared by many Hong Kong people in the beginning of the new millennium - with support from his family members, portrayed by Anthony Wong, Teresa Mo, and Gia Lin.

Francis Ng is Gai, nominally a manager and practically a slacker in office. He often hangs out with his colleague Gau (Lam Chi Chung, Kung Fu Hustle), who is just as redundant in the company. When the two buddies lose their jobs, they take up lion dancing under the guidance of Gai's grand uncle (Anthony Wong). With some clever marketing, they unexpectedly set off a lion dancing craze in Hong Kong.

The film demonstrates some breathtaking lion-dancing performances, offering as much amusement as the satires that articulate Hong Kong's changes in the new millennium. Francis Ng also invited comedian Ronald Cheng, DJ Sammy, singer Yan Ng, Rosanne Wong from 2R, and Chin Ka Lok among others to guest star in the movie, promising more fun for Hong Kong movie fans.

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