Lawrence Ah Mon


Lawrence Ah Mon or Lawrence Lau Kwok Cheong is a Hong Kong film director. His films are notable for their exploration of people on the fringes of society, such as Gangs, Spacked Out, Gimme Gimme and City Without Baseball. He has also made several films about colonial and postcolonial subaltern history in Hong Kong, such as the Lee Rock series and Queen of Temple Street.
He was born in Pretoria, South Africa.
He has been nominated for Best Director in the Hong Kong Film Awards twice.

Filmography as director

Gangs Queen of Temple Street Lee Rock Lee Rock II Dreams of Glory: A Boxer's Story Lee Rock III Gangs '92 Arrest the Restless Three Summers Even Mountains Meet One and a Half Spacked Out Gimme Gimme My Name Is Fame City Without Baseball Besieged City Tactical Unit: No Way Out Tactical Unit: Partners Tales from the Dark 2