Forever Young
1989, Cantonese. Directed by Eric Tsang Chi-wai.
Five orphans, five friends. They grow up together, still good friends, and travel to Thailand, where a witch doctor has invented a brew which returns one to childhood permanently. Robberts attack and force the five to test the brew. Rescue comes after four of them have shrunk into child sizes, leaving Bo the only adult. The doctor forgets how to reverse the process and the quintet return to Hong Kong. Teacher Wong takes the four children into a primary school.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
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- Released
- 13 July 1989
- Original title
- 返老還童
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Wong Jing
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Forever Young runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Who directed Forever Young?
Forever Young (1989) was directed by Eric Tsang Chi-wai and stars Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Natalis Chan Pak-cheung, Wilson Lam Chun-yin.