Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1

Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997)

III (HK) | Hong Kong | Cantonese | 90 min
Directed by: Ka-Fai Wai
7.4

When Ah-Gou, a smalltime Hong Kong street rascal, visits a fortune teller and hears that soon he will face a life-changing choice, he surely can't imagine that his life reached a middle point without return. Will he go to Mainland China with his fellow gangsters to close a deal on a couple of stolen cars? Or will he instead chose to accompany his friend on a trip to kill a mafioso in Taiwan? We are presented with the outcomes of both choices, but is any of the choices really a good one won't be easy to tell... This underground action comedy not only draws inspirations from Krzysztof Kieslowski and Quentin Tarantino, but can also be seen as a highly evaluated political commentary on Hongkong's transition to the People's Republic of China in 1997. Avant-garde cinematography, trippy electronic music and a variety of characteristic figures makes it a fun and memorable experience.

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Release Date

Hong Kong
No data
1997-03-14
Canada
(Fantasia Film Festival) (premiere)
1997-07
Italy
(Udine Far East Film Festival)
1999-04

Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Jat go zi tau di daan sang
(Original title)
一个字头的诞生
China (Mandarin title)
一個字頭的誕生
Hong Kong (Cantonese title)
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Moderate
Violence & Gore
Moderate
Profanity
Moderate
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Moderate