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A Lifetime Treasure (2019) new comedy with Sammo Hung


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A Lifetime Treasure is a new screwball comedy "set in an old people's home where the peace of an eccentric group of retirees is about to be shattered by a gangster out for revenge."  The movie is co-directed by Mak Kai Kwong and Andrew Lam Man Chung, who also plays the retired doctor running the home.  The cast also include Teddy Robin (who is also producer), Sammo Hung, Louis Cheung (L Storm), Ivana Wong (Love Detective), Bob Lam (Young and Dangerous: Reloaded), Bruce Leung (The Clones of Bruce Lee), Tien Niu (The Brave Archer), Lam Suet (Monk Comes Down the Mountain), Richard Ng (Winners and Sinners), Carl Ng (New Police Story), and Dennis To (Ip Man).  A Lifetime Treasure will get a 2019 Chinese New Year release.  From chinesemov.com and  https://www.screendaily.com/features/afm-2018-the-buzz-titles-from-hong-kong-and-china/5134200.article - which also included this "snippet of a press conference" - 

 

More detailed synopsis - In a peaceful elderly home, life goes on around these unique persons: Master [Andrew Lam] the caring retired doctor who... now manages this elderly home.  He has help from Ching [Ivana Wong] who work for him... Together, they take care of a group of lovely 5 retirees.  Teddy [Teddy Robin] an ex-professional pickpocket, Fatty Crab [Sammo Hung] a very smart ex-detective but now in a wheel chair, Uncle Lung [Bruce Leung] an ex-spy for the British secret service who vow to keep his mouth shut after the retirement, the sad Richard [Richard Ng] an ex-professional swimmer whose son died in sea a few years back and finally the elegant Wai [Tien Niu] a retired Chinese opera actress."  The intruding "gangster Marvin [Lam Suet] an old friend of Master, trying to set up a trap to take revenge on him..."  Synopsis from https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/american_film_market_dailies/entertaining_power_co_ltd_line_up_for_the_american_film_market 

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I'm sold, purely on that image featured in the YouTube video window, add Bruce Siu-Leung and Richard Ng, and I've gotta see this one.

It's a long shot, but fingers crossed, Cine-Asia pick this up, for a U.K release.

Love the concept too, thanks for the head'sup on this one @whitesnake

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LIFETIME TREASURE premiered late January http://hktopten.blogspot.com/2019/01/20190131-richard-ng-requires-daily.html

I look forward to watching this as I like the cast, and plot idea. There just has to be a movie like this, considering the age of old school stars, and part of their fandom as well. 

The article reports that Richard Ng sadly suffers from chronic kidney disease, but insisted on returning to work. Hopefully he will be able to do some more movies - or enjoy retirement, whatever he prefers.

 

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