Suk Suk

Suk Suk (Chinese: 叔．叔) is a 2019 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Ray Yeung. It presents the story of two secretly homosexual married men in their twilight years. One day Pak, 70, a taxi driver who refuses to retire, meets Hoi, 65, a retired single father, in a park. Despite years of societal and personal pressure, they are proud of the families they have created through hard work and determination. Yet, in that brief initial encounter, something is unleashed in them which had been suppressed for so many years. As both men recount and recall their personal histories, they also contemplate a possible future together. Suk Suk studies the subtle day-to-day moments of two men as they struggle between conventional expectations and personal desires.[2]

Suk Suk
Theatrical release poster
Chinese叔．叔
Directed byRay Yeung
Produced byMichael J. Werner
Teresa Kwong
Sandy Yip
Chowee Leow
Written byRay Yeung
StarringTai Bo
Ben Yuen
Patra Au
Music byVeronica Lee
CinematographyLeung Ming-kai
Edited byWilliam Chang
Nose Chan
Production
company
New Voice Film Productions
Release date
  • October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04) (BIFF)[1]
  • May 28, 2020 (2020-05-28) (Hong Kong)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Cast
  • Tai Bo as Pak
  • Ben Yuen as Hoi
  • Patra Au as Ching
  • Lo Chun-Yip as Wan
  • To Kong as Chiu
  • Lam Yiu-Sing as Edmond
  • Wong Hiu-Yee as Fong
  • Hu Yixin as Zheng
  • Kwan Lau-Ting as Joyce
  • Chu Wai-Keung as Dior

Release

Suk Suk had its world premiere at the 24th Busan International Film Festival on 4 October 2019.[3]

Reception

Elizabeth Kerr from The Hollywood Reporter describes Suk Suk as Ray Yeung's "most accomplished, mature film to date, and Yeung demonstrates a keen eye for the social dynamics that impact us and how we respond to them, and finds space to bask in the simple pleasures, basic generosity and the safety net that is family while simultaneously dealing with homophobia, ageism and faith.".[4] Wendy Ide from Screen Daily described Suk Suk as "a gentle, understated storytelling with subtly observant camerawork to match".[5] Zhuo-Ning Su from The Film Stage writes, "In lucid, carefully non-judgmental strokes, Yeung recreates the easy familiarity of (hetero-normative) family life that both men have gotten used to."[6] Sight & Sound indicates, "Suk Suk is a loving, considerate tale of queer love in later life. Elaborating an affair between two elderly men in present-day Hong Kong, Ray Yeung proves himself as an astute observer of human affection and social obligation in his third feature film."[7] Alissa Simon from Variety describes, "Strong performances by veterans Tai Bo and Ben Yuen make the protagonists’ struggle concrete and affecting."[8]

Awards

At the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, Suk Suk was awarded:

  • Best Film [9]
  • Best Actor (Tai Bo)[9]

At the Golden Horse Awards Taipei, Taiwan, Suk Suk was nominated for:

  • Best Original Screenplay (Ray Yeung)[10]
  • Best Feature Film[10]
  • Best Leading Actor (Tai Bo)[11]
  • Best Leading Actor (Ben Yuen)[11]
  • Best Supporting Actress (Patra Au)[11]

References
  1. "Suk Suk". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. "News". New Voice Film Productions. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. "Busan International Film Festival". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. "'Suk Suk': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. Ide, Wendy. "'Suk Suk'". Screen. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. "'Suk Suk' Beautifully Captures a Late-Blossoming Queer Romance". The Film Stage. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. "Nine discoveries from the 2020 Berlinale | Sight & Sound". British Film Institute. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  8. Simon, Alissa; Simon, Alissa (6 March 2020). "'Suk Suk': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. "第二十六屆香港電影評論學會大獎頒獎禮". 香港電影評論學會 (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. "【金馬獎2019】袁富華升呢挑戰影帝 僅兩部港產片入圍". 香港01 (in Chinese). 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  11. "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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