From the Queen to the Chief Executive (2001)

In 1985, Cheung Yau-ming was one of five miscreants involved in the brutal murder of a white couple. As he was still a juvenile, the court ordered him to be "detained at Her Majesty's pleasure," a clause in British law allowing the government to imprison young offenders for an indefinite period. The film picks up in 1997, with Yau-ming (now 28) being paid a visit by a girl named Cheung Yue-ling. With only six months to go before the Handover, Yau-ming and 22 other prisoners hope to have their sentences determined soon, fearing what might happen should the decision about what to do with them become the province of incoming Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.

Released

2001-05-10

Genres

Drama, Crime

Runtime

102 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Herman Yau, Yeung Yee-Shan

TMDB rating

7.2/10 from 6 votes