Behind Bars

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Behind Bars

1990

1h 26m

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Crime

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A man serving a sentence for a white-collar crime navigates the thorny realities of prison life.

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12 members

Acting

林利

Kit

Acting

吳孟達

Hui Man Cheung

Acting

關海山

Uncle Ninth

Acting

李兆基

Brother Wai

Acting

黃一飛

Babylon

Acting

江毅

Fat

Acting

吳詠紅

Kit's girlfriend

Acting

夏萍

Kit's mother

Acting

李麗麗

Preacher

Acting

吳浣儀

Cheung's wife

Acting

Stella Wong

Unknown Role

Directing

羅永昌

Unknown Role

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