Nomad (1982 film)
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| Directed by | Patrick Tam |
| Produced by | Jeffrey Lau Dennis Yu |
| Written by | Joyce Chan Patrick Tam |
| Starring | Leslie Cheung Pat Ha Ken Tong Cecilia Yip |
| Music by | Man Yee Lam |
| Release date(s) | 1982 |
| Running time | 96 min |
| Language | Cantonese |
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Nomad (烈火青春) is a 1982 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam. It is about the experiences of a group of youngsters who feel lost and try to find the true meaning of the life. Nomad is considered as one of the representatives of the Hong Kong New Wave films.
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[edit] Plot
Louis (Leslie Cheung) is a longly young man from a rich family and misses his passed mother very much. He has a good friendship with his cousin Kathy (Pat Ha). Louis and Kathy later know Tomato (Cecilia Yip), who becomes Louis' girlfriend, and Pong (Ken Tong), who becomes Kathy's boyfriend. The four live a casual life together, hang out aimlessly, and share their dreams and difficulties with one another on frequent trips to Hong Kong's outlying islands. But Kathy's past returns to haunt her. She once lived in Japan, and had romance with Shinsuke Takeda (Yung Sai-Kit), a Japanese who is the member of Japanese Red Army. Shinsuke Takeda is bored of the life as a Red Army member and wants to quit the organization. This leads to a vow of revenge by the organization and Shinsuke Takeda runs to Kathy to ask for help. However, he was eventually found by the killers dispatched by the Red Army and both Kathy and Shinsuke are killed, while Louis and Tomato, who is pregnant with Louis's kid, survive the crisis.
[edit] Cast and roles
- Leslie Cheung - Louis
- Pat Ha - Kathy
- Ken Tong - Pong
- Cecilia Yip - Tomato
- Yip Ha-lei - Pong's dad
- Yung Sai-Kit - Shinsuke Takeda
[edit] Nominations
- Best Director (Patrick Tam) - Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)
- Best Actor (Leslie Cheung) - Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)
- Best Art Direction (Willam Chang) - Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)
- Best New Performer - female (Cecilia Yip) - Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)
- Best Original Film Score(Man Yee Lam) - Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)
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