Sex and the Central

Sex and the Central

Sex and the Central

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Sex and the Central

2003

1h 28m

1.5(4 votes)

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Overview

May a recently recruited office worker finds she cannot fund her expensive lifestyle with her dismal paycheck. She later discovers her female work colleagues are playing strip poker or having sex with the management team. May soon learns she may have to indulge in carnal desires to make it in the Central district (the premier commercial district in Hong Kong).

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Production Companies

Mei Ah Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Sophie Ngan Chin-Man

Sophie Ngan Chin-Man

Sophie

Charlie Cho Cha-Lee

Charlie Cho Cha-Lee

Regional manager

James Chu Wai-Tat

Office Boss

Dao Hwang

Dao

Philip Keung Ho-Man

Philip Keung Ho-Man

Office Boss

Gobby Wong Ga-Ying

Gobby Wong Ga-Ying

Gobby

Carmen Yeung Ka-Man

Carmen Yeung Ka-Man

Carman

Eddie Lam Kim-Fung

Eddie Lam Kim-Fung

Simon

Creative team

Directed by: Dick Lau Tin-Sze
Written by: Shum Lap-Keung

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