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Made in Hong Kong (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Made in Hong Kong' () 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.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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. 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.
The film was made using leftover film reels and therefore had very low production costs, even for an independent movie.
Plot
The narrator, Autumn Moon, is a high school drop-out whose father has abandoned his family for his mistress. He has nightmares about a classmate who committed suicide. Moon works with his friend, Sylvester, as a debt collector for a Triad member and falls for Ping, the daughter of a debtor. She has a fatal kidney disease, so the teenager accepts an assassination contract to pay her medical fees. When Ping dies, Moon decides to take revenge on the world.
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
* List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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