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The Happenings (1980) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1980 · 94 mins · Cantonese
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- Directed by
- Yim Ho
- Starring
- Cheung Kwok-Keung, Wong Yat-Fei, Felix Lok Ying-Kwan, David Lam Tak-Luk, Stephen Shin Kei-Yin, Luk Ying-Hong
After leaving a disco, a group of teenagers pull into a remote service station. When they cannot pay for fuel, a violent confrontation erupts and the attendant is killed. The incident spirals into a tense, night‑long cat‑and‑mouse chase as police pursue the teens.
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