Magic Boy is a beautiful youth romance set in Mongkok where a girl falls in love with two amateur magicians. One is into stage magic. The other is into street magic. Over 30 genuine magic tricks are performed in this first full length feature in Hong Kong to use amateur magicians as the subject matter. Anjo Leung, in his film debut, is a real student of magic while director Adam Wong continues his sensitive and poetic expression of the frailties of youth, this time using magic tricks as an allegory of the illusory nature of love.
Practical Effects
30+ real magic tricks performed by actual magicians, zero CGI.
Direction
Wong's poetic Mongkok — neon romance with documentary texture.
Acting
Anjo Leung's debut: real magician, unpolished, perfect.
Director
Adam Wong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anjo Leung was discovered at a magic competition; his real skills meant zero stunt doubles for close-up hand work.
Shot guerrilla-style in actual Mongkok streets, capturing the district's 2007 identity before major redevelopment erased these specific corners.
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