Cheung Lau delivers a striking performance in Ebola Syndrome (1996), where he embodies the morally unhinged character at the heart of the film's chaotic narrative. This Hong Kong actor's work in the film showcases the brutal and outrageous elements that define the exploitation genre, making it a notable entry in the cult cinema landscape. Lau's role contributes to the film's commentary on societal collapse and human depravity, solidifying his place within the realm of cult cinema.
Ebola Syndrome
Ah Kai is a wanted convict from Hong Kong who escapes to South Africa after killing his former boss and his boss's wife. In South Africa, he works at a Chinese restaurant and one day travels with his boss to a South African tribe that is infected with the Ebola virus. Kai sees a dying infected tribe member and rapes and kills her, contracting the virus. Kai, however, is immune to the infection. He becomes a living carrier, spreading the disease to others through body fluids. He ends up killing his new boss and his boss's wife, but not before spreading the virus to them. He then cuts up their corpses and serves them as hamburgers in the restaurant, effectively spreading the virus all over South Africa. He then further spreads the virus when he flees back to Hong Kong, to all the people he has contact with.
