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He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

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He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
Directed byPeter Chan
Lee Chi Ngai
Screenplay byLee Chi Ngai
Story byNgai Tat Sam
Mang Wai Leung
Produced byPeter Chan
Claudie Chung
StarringTony Leung Ka-fai
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Carina Lau
Anita Yuen
Lawrence Cheng
CinematographyAndrew Lau
Tony Miu
Poon Hang Sang
Horace Wong
Ardy Lam
Edited byChan Kei Hop
Music byRichard Lo
Production
company
United Filmmakers Organisation
Distributed byNewport Entertainment Ltd
Release date
  • 11 December 1993 (1993-12-11)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film Hong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$19,874,595

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father aka. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (新難兄難弟) is a 1993 Hong Kong film directed by Peter Chan. The title is a pun of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" , a hit single for The Hollies in 1969 and for Neil Diamond in 1970.

Plot

Yuan scorns his father, who he thinks is too generous and forgiving. Through a flashback/time travel gimmick, Yuan meets his parents during their joyous courtship. Yuan comes to understand and admire his dad, and reflect on his own moral defects.

Cast

Adaption

There was a 2009 TVB Adaption of the movie taking place in 2008 and then the 1960s.The father of the main character is played by Sunny Chan while the main character is played by Ron Ng.