Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- bleak
- intimate
- tense
- late night viewing
- hong kong cinema marathon
What sets it apart
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Chiu and Mani are both portrayed as marginalized figures facing abandonment by society.
The retired British-Chinese soldier and young South Asian man confront danger and exclusion together.
The Hong Kong crime milieu intersects with Chiu's British-Chinese military background and Mani's South Asian marginalization.
The premise focuses on the everyday plight and precarious lives of two socially abandoned men within a crime environment.
Films like Hand Rolled Cigarette, and why
Infernal Affairs
shared hong kong crime setting, marginalized protagonists, and tense character-driven drama
Limbo
shared neo-noir atmosphere, gangland pressure, and morally conflicted characters
Made in Hong Kong
shared focus on displaced outsiders, street-level crime, and bleak social marginalization
Movie Details
- Director
- Chan Kin-Long
- Release Date
- 2021-06-17
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (26)
Cast
- Gordon Lam Ka-Tung
- Bipin Karma
- Tai Bo
- Ben Yuen Foo-Wah
- Michael Ning
- Chin Siu-Ho
- Aaron Chow
- Tony Ho
- To Yin-Gor
- Singh Hartihan Bitto
Common questions
- What is Hand Rolled Cigarette about?
- A retired soldier and a marginalized young man form a fragile alliance while navigating Hong Kong’s criminal underworld and social exclusion.
- What is Hand Rolled Cigarette like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hand Rolled Cigarette as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hand Rolled Cigarette violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Hand Rolled Cigarette as brutal.
- Which films are like Hand Rolled Cigarette?
- Films with a similar feel include Infernal Affairs, Limbo, and Made in Hong Kong.
- How long is Hand Rolled Cigarette?
- Hand Rolled Cigarette runs 101 minutes.
