Goodbye South, Goodbye(1996)
Fast times, easy money, big trouble.
In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.
Movie: Goodbye South, Goodbye
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kao
Flatty
Hui
Pretzel
Ying
Tung
Hsing's Father
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