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The Casual Criminalist

85 - Anita Mui: The Celebrity Who Started a Deadly Gang War

The Casual Criminalist

Cloud10

True Crime

4.83.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In the late 1980s and the early 1990s, Hong Kong's movie industry was mostly funded and run by the city's Triads. They often threatened actors and actresses to agree to certain roles, and when one of these 'discussions' resulted in beloved actress Anita Mui being slapped through the face, it started a gang war between two of the warring gangs in Hong Kong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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but it was so obvious what it was obviously because nothing shaped like a bike and had a little ribbon on it

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1:23.8

And I was like alright George as you please and he said it to me and it is called Anita Muay the celebrity you started a gang war

1:30.8

and honestly were the types of like a celebrity starting a gang war.

1:33.8

It's pretty good isn't it? I was like yeah that sounds like a good one let's do it.

1:37.8

The name of the person is Anita Muay maybe not sure I did look up the pronunciation on that one

1:43.8

but this is based in Hong Kong where and the closest pronunciation I found was Vietnamese.

1:49.8

So I was like okay that's obviously not right is it but whatever.

1:54.8

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2:01.8

Hello like subscribe all of that sort of stuff and let's jump into it.

2:06.8

There are a few cities on earth more closely identified with its cinema than Hong Kong not only is the industry served as a beacon of pride for Hong Kong is both domestically and abroad but it's also served as a mirror onto the city's culture reflecting various twists and evolutions of the city's culture and history.

2:31.8

Yeah this is one of these things that I know I know Hong Kong cinema is a thing like I've heard of that and you're often like yeah this is this movie was actually based on the original Hong Kong production of this and the original one is far superior.

2:43.8

Now let me look down my enormously long nose at you but I'm one of these people it's like I don't I don't think I've ever seen a Hong Kong movie and it's slightly embarrassing

2:51.8

I'm sure George will watch this and I'll be like and cultured swine.

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