Hong Kong actor Chapman To, famous for his roles in the Infernal Affairs films, and a number of lowbrow comedies, found working in Hong Kong difficult after his vocal support for pro-democracy causes.
Infernal Affairs co-stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau play a con man and an ICAC investigator, respectively, in The Goldfinger, based on Hong Kong’s real-life 1980s Carrian property empire scandal.
Cantopop singer Ronald Cheng has had a colourful past – he was once arrested for putting a flight attendant in a headlock – but now he is one of Hong Kong cinema’s most beloved comedy stars.