Tracey (film)
Tracey | |
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Teaser film poster | |
Traditional | 翠絲 |
Simplified | 翠丝 |
Mandarin | Cuì Sī |
Cantonese | Ceoi3 Si1 |
Directed by | Jun Li |
Produced by |
Shu Kei Jacqueline Liu |
Screenplay by |
Shu Kei Erica Li Jun Li |
Starring |
Philip Keung Kara Hui Eric Kot River Huang Jennifer Yu Ng Siu-hin |
Production company |
One Cool Film Production PJ One Cool Film Sun Entertainment Culture Big Honor Entertainment Hong Music Venue |
Distributed by | One Cool Pictures |
Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Tracey is an upcoming Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Jun Li in his directorial debut and starring Philip Keung as the titular protagonist, 51-year-old married man and father whose craving for feminization increases, leading him to transition from male to female both mentally and physically. Filming for Tracey began on 5 December 2017 and the film is currently in post-production.
Cast
- Philip Keung as Travis Tung / Tracey (佟大雄/翠絲)
- Kara Hui
- Eric Kot
- River Huang
- Jennifer Yu
- Ng Siu-hin
Production
Principal photography for Tracey began on 5 December 2017.[1][2] Philip Keung, who plays the title character, originally felt he was unable to grasp the role of a transgender woman and wanted to decline it, but changed his mind after doing research and meeting with real life transgender people and felt they had many stories that needs to be told.[3] Keung also revealed that during filming, he would waer see through clothes when we went out to the streets to see how pedestrians would react to him.[4]
Release
The film released its first teaser trailer and poster at the 2018 Hong Kong Filmart on 18 March 2018. The poster, which features Keung wearing a blouse and pantyhose, attracted strong attention on the internet, with many internet users praising Keung's look and anticipating his performance in the film.[5]