Teddy Girls

A revenge thriller unlike any other Lung Kong confronts themes of reform and revenge by turning his focus to the subject of disaffected youth Young Josephine an audacious performance by a 22yearold Josephine Siao is sentenced to an allgirl reform school on the periphery of Hong Kong after a violent bar brawl Along with a few accomplices she escapes from the intolerable administration only to find the streets an even more hostile environment driving the girls to bloodsoaked vengeance An enthralling youthinrevolt film from the rare perspective of its female protagonists shot in indelible widescreen color photography Teddy Girls is one of Lung Kongs most enduring triumphs