Allen Fong (Fong Yuk Ping) studied film at the University of Southern California, then returned to Hong Kong where he made Father and Son, praised by foreign critics as one of the best films from Hong Kong in the past decade. In a Hong Kong film industry dominated by martial arts films, detective sagas and light comedies, Fong's films stand out for their naturalism, their intimate characterizations and their sensitivity to the effect of westernization on Chinese culture. Variety calls Fong “a sort of gem in a sea of dollar coins.”
