The 82 Tenants

The 82 Tenants 1982 Directed by Lee Pooi-Kuen 八十二家房客

In “82 Tenants” the widow Zhang and Bing, her new young consort, want to sell an apartment house to a property developer but old man Zhang's will provided that the current tenants can stay there as long as they want or the building survives. So it is clear who the villains are—joining the greedy couple is Chao who has purchased all the land around the building but needs this final piece so he can know everything down and build a money spinning edifice. One the other side are the tenants, a disparate group whose grudgingly and occasionally antagonistically shared communal life, while not ideal, is certainly better than not having a place to live.

Country Hong Kong

Production Country Hong Kong

Language Cantonese

Spoken Language Cantonese

Gnere Comedy

Production Company Shaw Brothers

Release Date 10 August 1982

85 mins