Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (Chinese: 七人樂隊)[1] is a 2022 Hong Kong anthology historical drama film directed by Sammo Hung, Ann Hui, Patrick Tam, Yuen Woo-ping, Ringo Lam, Johnnie To and Tsui Hark, seven filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. It is divided into seven stories, each corresponding to a decade in Hong Kong's history, told from the view of ordinary people.
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七人樂隊 | |
Directed by | Sammo Hung Ann Hui Patrick Tam Yuen Woo-ping Ringo Lam Johnnie To Tsui Hark |
Screenplay by | Sammo Hung Au Kin-yee Patrick Tam Yuen Woo-ping Ringo Lam Johnnie To Tsui Hark Yau Nai-hoi Roy Szeto Lou Shiu-wa Melvin Luk |
Story by | Au Kin-yee Yau Nai-hoi |
Produced by | Johnnie To Elaine Chu |
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Cinematography | Chan Kin-lei Tam Wan-kai Poon Hang-sang |
Edited by | Jimmy Hung Patrick Tam Tsui Hark David M. Richardson Mary Stephen Allen Leung Jeff Cheung |
Music by | Woody Pak Li Ye Thomas Lloyd Freeman Charlotte Chan Patrick Tam Thomas Cheng Peter Kam |
Production companies | China Film Media Asia Distribution Milkyway Image |
Distributed by | Media Asia Films |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | $1.7 million |
The film features an ensemble cast that includes Timmy Hung, Francis Ng, Sire Ma, Jennifer Yu, Ian Gouw, Yuen Wah, Ashley Lin, Simon Yam, Mimi Kung, Cheung Tat-ming, Emotion Cheung, Ng Wing-sze, Tony Wu, Eric Tsui, Royce Lam, Chung King-fai, Lam Suet and Lawrence Lau. Production began in early January 2014 and concluded in August 2014.
The film was screened at the 73rd Cannes Film Festival,[2] and it is a posthumous work of Ringo Lam, who died in 2018.[3] The film was originally set to released in 2021 but delayed but due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then released in Hong Kong on 28 July 2022 and China on 29 July 2022. The film received mostly positive reviews.[4]
Decade | Story | Director | Screenwriter | Starring |
1950s | Exercise | Sammo Hung | Sammo Hung, Au Kin-yee | Timmy Hung |
1960s | Headmaster | Ann Hui | Lou Shiu-wa | Francis Ng, Sire Ma, Chung King-fai |
1980s | Tender in the Night | Patrick Tam | Melvin Luk, Patrick Tam | Jennifer Yu, Ian Gouw |
1990s | Homecoming | Yuen Woo-ping | Yuen Woo-ping, Au Kin-yee | Yuen Wah, Ashley Lin |
2000s | Bonanza | Johnnie To | Au Kin-yee, Yau Nai-hoi, Johnnie To | Ng Wing-sze, Tony Wu, Eric Tsui |
2010s | Astray | Ringo Lam | Ringo Lam | Simon Yam, Mimi Kung, Royce Lam |
2020s | Conversation in Depth | Tsui Hark | Tsui Hark, Roy Szeto | Cheung Tat-ming, Emotion Cheung, Lam Suet, Lawrence Lau |
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