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Little Cheung

5th(2000) A Window on Asian Cinema

Coming of Age · Children · Politics/Conspiracy  

  • CountryHong Kong
  • Production Year1999
  • Running Time107 min
  • Format 35mm
  • Colorcolor
Program Note
This, last part of Fruit Chan′s ′Trilogy of Hong Kong Handover,′ is a self-portrait of Hong Kong during a period of transition seen through the eyes of a nine-year boy. Fruit Chan chooses the normal daily routines of ordinary people over the underworld. Little Cheung goes out on deliveries to help out his father who runs a small restaurant. He meets a dishwasher girl, Fan and becomes good friends with her. Little Cheung lives through Hong Kong undergoing great transition, yet he is too young to understand the true meaning of such changes. He just perceives the fact that he has begun to learn Mandarin and salute in mainland style simply as a part of the curriculum. It is not until he parts with his loved ones such as Fan, his grandmother and his Filipino maid that he enters adulthood. Through Little Cheung′s coming-of-age, Fruit Chan represents Hong Kong in the stage of transition. Illegal immigrants from the mainland are still a social problem in Hong Kong while prostitution and underworld transactions co-exist with the lives of ordinary people. And it is within this environment that Little Cheung maintains his livelihood. (Kim Ji-Seok)
Director
Director
Fruit Chan
Born in Canton, China in 1959, Fruit Chan moved to Hong Kong with his family at the age of 10. He entered the film industry in the early 80s after graduating from college in 1979. In 1991, he directed his first feature film Finale in Blood, which was critically acclaimed. Little Cheung received the Pusan Award at the 2nd PPP. His films include Made in Hong Kong (1997)and The Longest Summer(1999).
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Credit
  • Director Fruit Chan 프룻 챈
  • Producer Doris Yang, Makoto Ueda
  • Cast Yiu Yuet-Ming, Mak Wai-Fan, Mak Yuet-Man, Gary Lai
  • Screenplay Fruit Chan
  • Cinematography Lam Wah-Chuen
  • Production Design Chris Wong
  • Editor Tin Sam-Fat
  • Sound Ng Kwong-Wah
  • Music Lam Wah-Chuen, Chu Hing-Cheung
  • Production Company Nicetop Independent Limited
    Unit 1803A, Nanyang Plaza, 57 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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  • World Sales Golden Network Limited
    Unit 1803A, Nanyang Plaza, 57 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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