‘My Nineteen-Year-Old Self’ withdrawn over public screening consent issues.
Courtroom drama The Sparring Partner has received 16 nominations for the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards, which saw the last-minute withdrawal of Mabel Cheung’s documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self.
The Sparring Partner, which marks the feature directorial debut of Ho Cheuk Tin, leads the pack with nominations in all but three categories. Based on the true story of a gruesome double murder case, its nods include best film, best director and five nominations for performers including lead actors Mak Pui Tung and Yeung Wai Lun. The film has become Hong Kong...
Courtroom drama The Sparring Partner has received 16 nominations for the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards, which saw the last-minute withdrawal of Mabel Cheung’s documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self.
The Sparring Partner, which marks the feature directorial debut of Ho Cheuk Tin, leads the pack with nominations in all but three categories. Based on the true story of a gruesome double murder case, its nods include best film, best director and five nominations for performers including lead actors Mak Pui Tung and Yeung Wai Lun. The film has become Hong Kong...
- 2/9/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Set somewhere between a film about covid, a romance, and a realistic drama, “The Narrow Road” is actually a road movie into the lives of the poor during the pandemic, as much as a rather intriguing portrait of two people who try to survive against all odds, in an environment that seems to be as much against them as possible.
The Narrow Road is screening at Five Flavours
The impact of the pandemic, particularly in small businesses, was quite significant, and Chak is facing it in all its glory, as he ends being the sole employee of his small cleaning business, not to mention almost broke and with an intense back pain. Without time for a social life, his only interaction is with his elderly mother, who spends her time betting on horses, although still manages to help her son financially on occasion. Eventually, Chak is forced to seek an assistant due to his situation,...
The Narrow Road is screening at Five Flavours
The impact of the pandemic, particularly in small businesses, was quite significant, and Chak is facing it in all its glory, as he ends being the sole employee of his small cleaning business, not to mention almost broke and with an intense back pain. Without time for a social life, his only interaction is with his elderly mother, who spends her time betting on horses, although still manages to help her son financially on occasion. Eventually, Chak is forced to seek an assistant due to his situation,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Set somewhere between a film about covid, a romance, and a realistic drama, “The Narrow Road” is actually a road movie into the lives of the poor during the pandemic, as much as a rather intriguing portrait of two people who try to survive against all odds, in an environment that seems to be as much against them as possible.
The Narrow Road is screening at Asian Pop Up Cinema
The impact of the pandemic, particularly in small businesses, was quite significant, and Chak is facing it in all its glory, as he ends being the sole employee of his small cleaning business, not to mention almost broke and with an intense back pain. Without time for a social life, his only interaction is with his elderly mother, who spends her time betting on horses, although still manages to help her son financially on occasion. Eventually, Chak is forced to...
The Narrow Road is screening at Asian Pop Up Cinema
The impact of the pandemic, particularly in small businesses, was quite significant, and Chak is facing it in all its glory, as he ends being the sole employee of his small cleaning business, not to mention almost broke and with an intense back pain. Without time for a social life, his only interaction is with his elderly mother, who spends her time betting on horses, although still manages to help her son financially on occasion. Eventually, Chak is forced to...
- 10/28/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Soi Cheang Pou-soi’s crime thriller “Limbo” is the front-runner in the Golden Horse Film Awards, with 14 nominations. It is narrowly ahead of Taiwan-produced “Coo-Coo 043” and “Incantation,” which both have 13 nominations.
All three films compete for the best feature award, best director, supporting actor, art direction, makeup and costume design, original film score, film editing and sound effects.
The Taiwan-based Golden Horse Awards have long been considered as the most prestigious prize race for Chinese language films, but they have been boycotted by mainland Chinese films and filmmakers for the past three years on the order of mainland Chinese authorities. This followed a pro-Taiwan independence speech given from the stage in 2018 by a local prize winner.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Peoples’ Republic of China (mainland China) were formed in 1949 at the end of a civil war. The Prc claims democratically-run Taiwan as its own and says that...
All three films compete for the best feature award, best director, supporting actor, art direction, makeup and costume design, original film score, film editing and sound effects.
The Taiwan-based Golden Horse Awards have long been considered as the most prestigious prize race for Chinese language films, but they have been boycotted by mainland Chinese films and filmmakers for the past three years on the order of mainland Chinese authorities. This followed a pro-Taiwan independence speech given from the stage in 2018 by a local prize winner.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Peoples’ Republic of China (mainland China) were formed in 1949 at the end of a civil war. The Prc claims democratically-run Taiwan as its own and says that...
- 9/29/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
A cleaner and his young neighbor form an unusual bond in The Narrow Road, a Hong Kong-set drama world premiering at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Director Lam Sum paints a vivid picture of life for low-paid workers in the city, skillfully incorporating elements of the Covid pandemic, which struck before filming began.
Louis Cheung plays Chak, a hard worker who runs a modest but efficient cleaning company serving local businesses and homes. His neighbor Candy (Angela Yuen) is struggling to provide for her seven-year-old daughter, and begs Chak for a job.
While hardly a natural at cleaning — which is teased for gentle comedy value — Candy assists Chak just enough to keep the gig, though it helps that she has an incredibly cute daughter. The three gradually develop a friendship that verges on codependency, but...
Louis Cheung plays Chak, a hard worker who runs a modest but efficient cleaning company serving local businesses and homes. His neighbor Candy (Angela Yuen) is struggling to provide for her seven-year-old daughter, and begs Chak for a job.
While hardly a natural at cleaning — which is teased for gentle comedy value — Candy assists Chak just enough to keep the gig, though it helps that she has an incredibly cute daughter. The three gradually develop a friendship that verges on codependency, but...
- 8/20/2022
- by Anna Smith
- Deadline Film + TV
The programme comprises of 87 features, with 12 world premieres.
The 75th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled its line-up, including the world premieres of Josh Appignanesi and Devorah Baum’s documentary Husband and Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson’s animated feature A Cat Called Dom, and the UK premiere of Peter Strickland’s Flux Gourmet.
Taking place from August 12-20, the edition marks the festival’s return to August for the first time since 2009. It is also the first under the creative leadership of Kristy Matheson and the first to feature the all-new Powell and Pressburger Award,...
The 75th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled its line-up, including the world premieres of Josh Appignanesi and Devorah Baum’s documentary Husband and Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson’s animated feature A Cat Called Dom, and the UK premiere of Peter Strickland’s Flux Gourmet.
Taking place from August 12-20, the edition marks the festival’s return to August for the first time since 2009. It is also the first under the creative leadership of Kristy Matheson and the first to feature the all-new Powell and Pressburger Award,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
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