Plots(1)
Omnibus film, composed of short films by seven prominent Hong Kong filmmakers about their home town based on personal experiences, resulting in a collective ode to the exceptional metropolis which is home to more skyscrapers than anywhere else and a Westernised generation more accustomed to hamburgers than steamed rice rolls. Each director tells their story in a different decade of Hong Kong’s history, from the colonial 1950s to Hong Kongs’s uncertain present. Filmmaker Johnnie To initiated the project, finding six peers from the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, including founders of the influential Hong Kong New Wave (Ann Hui and Tsui Hark) and martial arts legend Yuen Woo-ping. Alongside a nostalgic homage to Hong Kong, Septet is also a celebration of these filmmakers and of the original medium: all the segments were shot on celluloid. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
Timmy Hung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
New Police Story (2004)
Don't Give a Damn (1995)
Licence to Steal (1990)
Francis Ng Chun-yu
Hong Kong
Best movies:
A War Named Desire (2000)
Exiled (2006)
The Mission (1999)
Sire Ma
China
Best movies:
Three (2016)
The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women (2018)
Jennifer Yu
Hong Kong
Ian Gouw
Hong Kong
Best movies:
After This Our Exile (2006)
Wah Yuen
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Tournament (1974)
Clans of Intrigue (1977)
Death Duel (1977)
Ashley Lin
Taiwan
Wing-Sze Ng
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Shock Wave 2 (2020)
Tony Wu
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Zero to Hero (2021)
Raging Fire (2021)
Big Brother (2018)
Simon Yam
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Ip Man (2008)
Ip Man 2 (2010)
Night and Fog (2009)
Mimi Kung
Best movies:
Encounter of the Spooky Kind II (1990)
Fatal Mission (1991)
Three (2016)
King-Fai Chung
Thailand
Best movies:
Victim (1999)
Black Mask (1996)
Tat-Ming Cheung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Lost and Found (1996)
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)
Forbidden City Cop (1996)
Emotion Cheung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Confession of Pain (2006)
Love for All Seasons (2003)
The Untold Story 2 (1998)
Suet Lam
China
Best movies:
Election 2 (2006)
The Legend Is Born - Ip Man (2010)
Running Out of Time (1999)
Lawrence Lau
South Africa
Best movies:
A Simple Life (2011)
Echoes of the Rainbow (2010)
The Stunt Woman (1996)