Weeds on Fire (2016)

04/23/2016 (HK) • 1h 35m

Drama, History

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Liu Kai-Chi

Principal Lo Kwong Fai

Sham Ka-Ki

Chan Keung

Lam Yiu-Sing

Tse Chi-Lung

Tony Wu

Fan Chun-Wai

Suen Lik-Man

Lung's father

Hedwig Tam

Tsz Ching

Maria Wong Si-Man

Lung's dream lover


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

sports

baseball

coming of age

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