''Dealer/Healer'' is a 2017 Hong Kong-Chinese

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film directed by

Lawrence Ah Mon Lawrence Ah Mon or Lawrence Lau Kwok Cheong (劉國昌) (born 1949) is a Hong Kong film director. His films are notable for their lurid exploration of the problems of the poor in modern Hong Kong, such as ''Gangs'' (1986), ''Spacked Out'' (2000), ...

and starring

Sean Lau Sean Lau Ching-wan (born 16 February 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who has acted in both films and television series. He won Best Actor in the 2007 and 2015 Hong Kong Film Awards and in the 2000 and 2007 Golden Bauhinia Awards. Career Lau was born ...

Gordon Lam Gordon Lam Ka-tung (林家棟; born 21 September 1967) is a Hong Kong actor, film producer and screenwriter. Initially known for his supporting roles in films directed by Andrew Lau and Johnnie To, Lam eventually became a lead actor in the Ho ...

and

Jiang Yiyan Jiang Yiyan (; born Jiang Yan on September 11, 1983) is a Chinese actress and singer. Life and career She was born as Jiang Yan in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, China. When she was 15, she enrolled in Beijing Dance Academy to study dance and sin ...

, with special appearances by

Louis Koo Louis Koo Tin-lok ( zh, t=古天樂; born 21 October 1970) is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong actor, singer and film producer. He began his professional career as an actor in local television series, winning TVB's Best Actor award in 1999 and 2001 ...

and

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. The film is based on the story of former Hong Kong triad member,

Peter Chan Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962) is a film director and producer. Early life Chan was born in British Hong Kong to parents China. He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 12, where he grew up amongst the international Chine ...

's recovery from drug addiction. Chan, who is portrayed in the film by Lau, served as one of the producers of the film. It was released in China on 12 May 2017 and in Hong Kong on 18 May 2017.

Plot

During the 1960s-70s in

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, when the police were corrupt and triads ruled the city, it was the glorious days for Chan Wah (

), La Ba (

), Kitty (

) and their brothers. Chan, who was very arrogant, was regarded as the leader of the "Thirteen Naughty Children of

Tsz Wan Shan Tsz Wan Shan () is a residential area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Located below Temple Hill, it is administratively part of Wong Tai Sin District. (Note that Temple Hill is also called ''Tsz Wan Shan'' , but Tsz Wan Shan usually refers to the ar ...

". Chan later meets the love of his life, Ho-yau (

), and spent his sweetest times with her. However, good times do not as long as Chan was being hunted down for drug trafficking. Fortunately, Chan was able to escape from death with the help of his frienemy, Halley (

), who is the leader of the Anti-Drug Unit of the police force, but was unable to escape from the law. After being released from prison, Chan's father died while Ho-yau went missing, causing him to greatly blame himself. Chan realized his past mistakes and is determined to turn over a new leaf. Not only does he actively participate in helping youths rehab from drugs, he was also awarded as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong. He also influenced La Ba and Kitty to the right path and helped mediate disputes among the triads and garnered great respects from both the triads and the police. Once while attending a drug treatment lectures in Japan, Chan encounters Ho-yau and once again wants to be together with her.

Cast

as Chan Wah (陳華) *

as La Ba (喇叭) *

as Ho-yau (可柔) *

as Halley (哈雷) (special appearance) *

as Kitty (貓仔) (special appearance) * Ng Man-tat * Patrick Tam *

Lo Hoi-pang Lo Hoi-pang (born 21 December 1941) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Lo attended TVB's Training Classes in 1973. Among his classmates are Chow Yun-fat and Ng Man-tat. Lo won the 2012 31st Hong Kong Film Awards for the Best Supporting Actor c ...

Chen Kuan-tai Chen Kuan-tai (born 24 September 1945) is a martial artist and Hong Kong martial arts film star. Background A former fireman, he won a world's kungfu Championship in 1969. He has primarily appeared in Shaw Brothers productions, and was one of t ...

Billy Lau Billy Lau Nam Kwong (born 3 April 1954) is a Hong Kong film actor, director and writer. He is best known for playing the Police Captain in ''Mr. Vampire'' (1985) and went on to be cast in similar roles. He has appeared in many comedy and horro ...

* Stephen Au *Ben Lam *

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Nora Miao Nora Miao () (born Chan Wing-man (); 8 February 1952) is a Hong Kong film actress. She is best known for appearing in many kung fu films in the 1970s, opposite Hong Kong action movie stars such as Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Background Chan Wing-m ...

David Lam David See-chai Lam, (; July 25, 1923November 22, 2010) was a Hong Kong-born Canadian banker, businessman, investor, philanthropist, and politician. From 1988 to 1995, Lam was the 25th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and he was the first ...

*Jacqueline Chong *Justin Cheung *Deno Cheung *Raymond Chiu *Kevin Chu *Tang Yat-ming *Dave Lam *Sofiee Ng *Kelvin Chan *Cliff Chan *Lai Cheung-leung

Production

Production for the film began on 26 October 2015 at the Drug Rehabilitation Center of The New Being Christian Fellowship in

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Reception

The film grossed on its opening weekend in mainland China. It has grossed there so far.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dealer Healer 2017 films 2017 crime drama films 2017 crime action films Hong Kong crime action films Hong Kong action drama films 2017 action drama films Triad films 2010s Cantonese-language films Films directed by Lawrence Ah Mon Films about drugs Drama films based on actual events Films set in the 1960s Films set in the 1970s Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong Chinese crime drama films Crime films based on actual events 2010s Hong Kong films