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Top five films to watch in Hong Kong this week (December 1-7), starting with Mel Gibson war drama Hacksaw Ridge
Gibson’s triumphant return, Feng Xiaogang’s social satire, a tragic love story, a Gu Long wuxia adaptation by a former Shaw Brothers star, and another manga adaptation make up our list of must-see films this week
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Mel Gibson puts his years of scandals behind with this intense war drama, which examines his pet themes of faith and courage through the true-life tale of conscientious objector Desmond Doss, who served as a medic in the second world war without carrying weapons. (Opens on December 1)
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Feng Xiaogang deservedly won the best director prize at the Golden Horse Awards for his biting social satire, featuring a de-glamorised Fan Bingbing as a village woman seeking justice in China’s labyrinthine legal system. However, Feng may be courting future troubles with government censors. (Now showing)
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