Made in Hong Kong


1h 48m 1997

Brief Synopsis

The high school dropout Autumn Moon lives in the Hong Kong housing projects with his mother, whose husband ran off with a mistress from the mainland. Running loan-sharking collections for his big brother, Moon falls for a girl named Ping, also from a broken family, who suffers from a fatal kidney di

Film Details

Also Known As
Heunggong Chaichou, Xianggang Zhizao
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA); Mk2 International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 48m

Synopsis

The high school dropout Autumn Moon lives in the Hong Kong housing projects with his mother, whose husband ran off with a mistress from the mainland. Running loan-sharking collections for his big brother, Moon falls for a girl named Ping, also from a broken family, who suffers from a fatal kidney disease. At night, Moon is tormented by nightmares and visions of another high school girl who leaped to her death from a school building. In the end, Ping dies from her disease and Moon shoots himself in despair at her grave.

Film Details

Also Known As
Heunggong Chaichou, Xianggang Zhizao
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA); Mk2 International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 48m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Golden Horse Film Festival (in competition) in Taipei, Taiwan November 18 - December 3, 1997.

Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 6-16, 1997.

Shown at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival May 13-20, 1999.

Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media October 15-24, 1998.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.

"Made in Hong Kong" is the first independent film released after the territory's return to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997.

Released in United States 1997 (Awarded best feature and screenplay at the 1997 Gijon International Film Festival.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Golden Horse Film Festival (in competition) in Taipei, Taiwan November 18 - December 3, 1997.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.)

Winner of best director prize at 1997 Golden Horse Film Festival.

Winner of the Best Picture Award and the Best Newcomer (Sam Lee) at the 1998 Hong Kong Film Awards.

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States August 1997

Released in United States May 1999

Released in United States November 1997

Released in United States October 1998

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997

Awarded best feature and screenplay at the 1997 Gijon International Film Festival.

Shown at Gijon International Film Festival (in competiton) in Spain November 21-28, 1997.

Released in United States 1998 (Film had its North American premiere at the 1998 Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997

Released in United States May 1999 (Shown at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival May 13-20, 1999.)

Released in United States August 1997 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 6-16, 1997.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media October 15-24, 1998.)

Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at Gijon International Film Festival (in competiton) in Spain November 21-28, 1997.)