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who was visiting New York for cinematographic equipment. As Fong had promised to contribute to productions by Chinese students, after Cheung and Law finished the screenplay of the film, Cheung got back to Hong Kong to contact Fong. Fong then agreed to contribute US$ 150,000 for the production of the
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were used during the production. Most of the cast and crew, including the leading actor Ching Yung-cho, were classmates of Cheung and Law. Cindy Ou, a
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Cheung (played by Ching Yung-cho), who smuggles to New York City via Hong Kong from China, becomes a handyman in a factory in
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The film grossed HK$ 4,723,687 during its theatrical run between 3 and 16 May 1985.
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The film was Cheung's debut film, which was also her graduation production at the
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to repay for his smuggling fees. One day, he is arrested by the
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in the United States seeking for his legal status through a
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student, was chosen to be the leading actress under a
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from the school and production companies and borrowed
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Films about illegal immigration to the United States
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Index

British Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin
Jyutping
Mabel Cheung
Alex Law
Mona Fong
Shaw Brothers
British Hong Kong
Cantonese
Mabel Cheung
Alex Law
illegal immigrant
sham marriage
An Autumn's Tale
Eight Taels of Gold
Chinatown, Manhattan
Immigration and Naturalization Service
triads
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Alfred Cheung
Mona Fong
Shaw Brothers
film stocks
movie cameras
School of Medicine
casting
5th Hong Kong Film Awards
Best Film

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