25 Oct 2004
Binta and the Great Idea
Binta, a little girl from Senegal, tells us about the everyday life in her village, the importance of education for the girls, and about her father's great idea to make the world a better place.
Dawn Must Come
The film depicts the lives of Guangdong peasants who have gone through the suffering of the Sino-Japanese War only to experience home-grown oppression by a rapacious landlord in their village.
Top Billed Cast
Cheung Ying Young Master Kwai
Ching Lee Bulky Ngau
Lee Yuet-Ching Mad Woman
Ho Siu-Hung Commissioner Chiu
石堅 Cheung Kau
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