Old Plough
Small rice shop proprietor old Plough is still unmarried despite being in his fifties. When he marries a Thai bride for just ten thousand-odd dollars, he discovers that his wife was pregnant prior to coming to Hong Kong.
Allen Fong
Casts & Crew
Also Directed by Allen Fong
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