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Weeds on Fire
Weeds on Fire

Weeds on Fire

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Inspired by the true story of Hong Kong’s first teenage baseball team. In the 1980s, two childhood friends join the Shatin Martins, a Band 3 school baseball team managed by the school principal. From these humble beginnings, the boys experience camaraderie, fall in love and make fateful decisions that resonate throughout their lives amid a changing Hong Kong and its sporting world.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

23 April 2016

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Liu Kai-Chi

Liu Kai-Chi

Principal Lo Kwong Fai

Sham Ka-Ki

Sham Ka-Ki

Chan Keung

Lam Yiu-Sing

Lam Yiu-Sing

Tse Chi-Lung

Tony Wu

Tony Wu

Fan Chun-Wai

Poon Chan-Leung

Poon Chan-Leung

Mr Tsang

Suen Lik-Man

Suen Lik-Man

Lung's father

Hedwig Tam

Hedwig Tam

Tsz Ching

Maria Wong Si-Man

Maria Wong Si-Man

Lung's dream lover

Jan Lam Hoi-Fung

Jan Lam Hoi-Fung

(voice)

Himmy Wong

Himmy Wong

Li Wang

Jie Shui

Jie Shui

Lung's mother

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