
2000
From Ashes to Ashes
A dad and a mom, who both devote themselves to working, turn to smoking as the only way to release the emotional pressure. Their kid gets surrounded by second-hand smoke every day and eventually gets cancer.
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Filmmaker
Born
1956-09-12 · 46 yrs
Died
2003-04-01
From
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Known for
Acting
Cheung Kwok-Wing (Chinese: 張國榮, English name: Leslie, September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) was a Hong Kong Canadian singer and actor. Born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung moved to the United Kingdom in 1971, settling in Leeds, where he enrolled at university to study fashion design. After completing his studies, he returned to Hong Kong and, in 1977, took part in an amateur singing competition—the ATV Asian Music Contest—where he won second prize. The following year, he released his first album, I Like Dreaming. He soon began appearing on television and quickly landed his first film role in Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber (1978), an erotic production that Cheung himself later described as a “shameful disaster.” Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films.…
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