Made in Hong Kong (film)
Made in Hong Kong (香港製造) | |
---|---|
| |
Directed by | Fruit Chan |
Produced by |
Andy Lau Doris Yang Ziming |
Written by | Fruit Chan |
Starring |
Sam Lee Yim Hui-Chi Wenders Li Tam Ka-Chuen |
Music by | Lam Wah-Chuen |
Cinematography |
Lam Wah-Chuen O Sing-Pui |
Release date |
|
Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Made in Hong Kong (香港製造) is a 1997 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Fruit Chan, executive produced and produced by Andy Lau and starring Sam Lee, Yim Hui-Chi, Wenders Li, and Tam Ka-Chuen. It won the Best Picture Award at the 1998 Hong Kong Film Awards along with 13 other wins and 6 nominations. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]
Much of the film is set in subsidised housing projects, which Chan considered to be 'a very Hong Kong thing' due to the high population density of the region.[3] Though the film is sometimes regarded as a response to the 1997 Hong Kong handover, Chan feels that Made in Hong Kong can also be viewed as a character-driven drama that reflects the lifestyle of many young Hong Kong people at the time.[3]
The film is made from leftover film reels and as such has a very low cost of production, even for an independent movie.
Cast and roles
- Sam Lee - To Chung-Chau, 'Moon'
- Neiky Yim Hui-Chi - Lam Yuk-Ping, 'Ping'
- Wenders Li - Ah-Lung, 'Sylvester' (credited as Wenbers Li Tung-Chuen)
- Amy Tam Ka-Chuen - Hui Bo San, 'Susan'
- Carol Lam Kit-Fong - Mrs. Lam, Ping's mother
- Doris Chow Yan-Wah - Mrs. To, Moon's mother
- Siu Chung - Ms. Lee, social worker
- Chan Tat-Yee - Fat Chan
- Wu Wai-Chung - Keung
- Sang Chan - 'Big Brother', Cheung Siu-Wing
- Kelvin Chung - Doctor
- Ah Ting - Moon's father
- Jessica - Moon's father's current wife
- Ah Wai - Assassin on skateboard
- Ho B-Chai - Male student
See also
References
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ↑ "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Interview: Fruit Chan, 20 Years On from Made in Hong Kong". FilmDoo. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
External links
- Made in Hong Kong on IMDb
- Made in Hong Kong Review at BBC FOUR