Behind Bars

A man serving a sentence for a white-collar crime navigates the thorny realities of prison life.

Cast

Lam Lei

as Kit

Richard Ng Man-tat

as Hui Man Cheung

Herman Kwan Hoi-san

as Uncle Ninth

Lee Siu-kei

as Brother Wai

Wong Yat-fei

as Babylon

Kong Ngai

as Fat

Sher Ng Wing-Hung

as Kit's girlfriend

Teresa Ha Ping

as Kit's mother

Lily Li

as Preacher

Anna Ng

as Cheung's wife

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