Derek chiu sungkee is a veteran filmmaker from hong kong. Set against the backdrop of the 1967 antibritish riot, no. Pgs no 1 chung ying street 2018 1080p bluray truehd 5. As of 2018, he has directed 18 feature films, including his latest film no.
This controversial and striking film shot in black and white straddles two protest movements and the link between them. With fish liew, neo yau, lo chun yip, kin long chan. One side of the street belongs to hong kong and the other belongs to mainland china. Following the political controversy stoked by ten years and lost in the fumes, its no surprise that no. The true identity of the gunmen could not be established and there were different. One of the bullets could be matched to the weapon from which it was fired. Derek chiu tackles politics in his osaka grand prixwinning no. Hong kongs chung ying street was the location of prochina demonstrations against the british colonial government, which started in 1967, and the film follows four teenagers caught up. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. This is a heartfelt, touching film by veteran directorproducer derek chiu. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Divided into two parts, the story first follows four youngsters who are caught up in the largescale riot between the procommunist left wingers and the british colonial government. The film follows two sets of teenagers in each timeline. No 1 chung ying street by four young lives were changed forever when they become involved in the 1967 hong kong leftist riot. She is an actress, known for gwat mooi 2016, moot yat paai dui 20 and zhong ying jie 1 hao 2018. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Hong kong filmmaker derek chiu sungkee was recently in the city to attend the 11th bengaluru international film festival as his film no 1. A grand prix win at the prestigious osaka asian film festival and a rousing reception at udine may not be enough to win director derek chius controversial no. The films second half transplants the three actors, playing different characters, into. That is the message relayed by hong kong director derek chius political drama no. Scifi short film life begins at rewirement presented by dust duration. The more i research, the more i realize how history is repeating itself, says chiu.
Chung ying street revisits the largelyforgotten riots of 1967 in britishadministered hong kong, a time when china agitated for a return to the. Hong kong cinema needs this kind of film which speaks out the current issues juxtaposed with the past, the 1967 antibritish riot, in a profound parallelism by maintaining a strong political stance that stresses the deteriorating freedom we the hongkongers encountering nowadays. Director derek chius 18 th film as a director takes place in the border zone between hong kong and the peoples republic of china, and is an emotionally charged piece of work. Director derek chiu talks hong kong politics and the. A film conceived and shot in the wake of the idealistic, if arguably futile umbrella movement protests in hong kong in 2014, no. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
This controversial and striking film shot in black and white straddles two protest. A powerful political drama about protesters in hong kong. The movie takes place during two periods of political unrest in sha tau. Veteran hong kong filmmaker derek chiu sungkees no. Four young lives were changed forever when they become involved in the 1967 hong kong leftist riot. Fast forward 50 years, the second part takes place along the frontier border town. Derek chius courageous melodrama confronts this headon by contrasting two thrilling stories set along the chinahk border. Chung ying street was screened in the asian competition category. The first half, set in 1967 in britishcontrolled hong kong, depicts a childhood bond between laiwah malaysian actress fish liew and chunman. Johnnie to 29 zhang yimou 21 herman yau 20 tsui hark 20 john woo 19 feng xiaogang 17 wong jing 17 ann hui 15 fruit chan 14 chor yuen 14.
Hong kongs past history and future prospects have never seemed more contested than today. Derek started his career in tv and directed over 30 tv drama series and telemovies in the 1980s and 1990s. Having just completed its th year, oaff whose sponsors include. Two stories representing two eras took place on chung ying street of sha tau kok, a restricted area crisscrossing the boundary between hong kong and china. Synopsis history doesnt repeat itself, but it often rhymes, said mark twain.