Emotional Hong Kong superstar Tony Leung wins lifetime award at Venice


Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai poses after he received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award from director at the 80th Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2023 at Venice Lido. - AFP

VENICE (Reuters): Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai received a Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, brushing away his tears as he was given a prolonged standing ovation.

"It is like a dream come true," Leung told Reuters TV.

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