''Dr. Lamb'' (羔羊醫生) is a 1992 Hong Kong

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directed by Danny Lee and

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. The film stars Lee,

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and

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. ''Dr Lamb'' was rated Category III by the

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. The film is allegedly based on a true crime that took place in 1982 (Hong Kong's serial killer,

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Plot

Cast

* Danny Lee as Inspector Lee *

as Lam Gor-yue *

as Fat Bing * Lau Siu-ming as Lam Gor-yue's father * Parkman Wong as Bully Hung * Emily Kwan as Bo * Perrie Lai as Lam's stepsister * Chung Bik-wing as Chan Kit-fong * Wong Wing-fong as Chau Sau-lan * Julie Lee as Leung Man-lung * Eric Kei as Eric * King Kong Lam as KK * Ma Lee * Hui Sze-man as Lam's stepmother * Amy Wong as Lam's ex-girlfriend * Chan Yin-yung as Daughter of Lam's stepsister

Release

Home media

''Dr. Lamb'' was released on

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on April 30, 2002.

Reception

''HorrorNews.net'' gave the film a mixed review, writing, "''Dr. Lamb'' skips back and forth between brutal violence that is seriously treated, and ridiculously over-the-top, even slapsticky sequences that seem out-of-place in what is meant to be a crime film based on a true story." Joey O'Bryan of ''

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'' awarded the film three out of five stars, stating, "A film that pushes the limits of bad taste in several key scenes, ''Dr. Lamb'' is a slick, and sick, exploitation item that both repels the viewer with its images of disturbing, misogynistic violence, in addition to tickling them with repulsive black humor à la early John Waters."

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