Nomad (1982 film)

Nomad is a 1982 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam. It is about the experiences of a group of youngsters who feel lost and try to find the meaning of life. It is representative of the Hong Kong New Wave films.

Plot
Louis (Leslie Cheung) is a young man from a rich family and misses his dead mother. He has a good friendship with his cousin Kathy (Pat Ha). Louis and Kathy later meet Tomato (Cecilia Yip), who becomes Louis' girlfriend, and Pong (Kent Tong), who becomes Kathy's boyfriend. The four live a casual life together, hang out aimlessly, and share their dreams and difficulties with one another on frequent trips to Hong Kong's outlying islands. But Kathy's past returns to haunt her. She once lived in Japan, and had a romantic relationship with Shinsuke Takeda (Yung Sai-kit), a member of the Japanese Red Army. He is tired of this work and wants to quit the organization. This leads to the army vowing revenge, so he runs to Kathy to ask for help. They are found by the killers dispatched by the Red Army and both die, while Louis and Tomato, who is pregnant with Louis' child, survive the ordeal.

Cast

 * Leslie Cheung as Louis
 * Pat Ha as Kathy
 * Kent Tong as Pong
 * Cecilia Yip as Tomato
 * Yip Ha-lei as Pong's dad
 * Yung Sai-Kit as Shinsuke Takeda

Nominations

 * Best Film – Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)
 * Best Director (Patrick Tam) – Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)
 * Best Actor (Leslie Cheung) – Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)
 * Best Art Direction (Willam Chang) – Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)
 * Best New Performer – female (Cecilia Yip) – Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)
 * Best New Performer – female (Pat Ha) – Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)
 * Best Original Film Score (Man Yee Lam) – Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)
 * Best Cinematography (Wong Chung-Biu) – Hong Kong Film Awards (1983)