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28th Hong Kong Film Awards
HONG KONG - "The Way We Are", an unglamorous but moving portrait of a working-class town best known for its poverty and violence, on Sunday swept the top honours at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

The docu-drama, produced with a low budget and a little-known cast, took the best director, best actress, best supporting actress and best screenplay gongs at Hong Kong's biggest annual film event, which also marked the 100th anniversary of the city's film industry this year.

The movie gives voices to the ordinary residents of Tin Shui Wai, a Hong Kong town near the border with China which has in recent years suffered a string of tragedies involving suicide and domestic violence.

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Photos: Reuters, AFP


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