Ordinary Heroes (1999 film)
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| Traditional Chinese | 千言萬語 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 千言万语 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | thousands of words | ||||||
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| Cinematography | Yu Lik-wai | ||||||
| Edited by | Kwong Chi-leung | ||||||
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Production company | Class Limited Productions | ||||||
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Running time | 128 minutes | ||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||
| Language | Cantonese | ||||||
Ordinary Heroes is a 1999 Hong Kong drama film directed and produced by
1989 Tiananmen Square massacre
is also highlighted.
The Chinese title refers to a popular
Golden Horse Awards
in Taiwan, among others.
Cast
- Loletta Leeas Sow Fung-tai (credited as Rachel Lee)
- Lee Kim-yu as teenaged Sow Fung-tai
- Lee Kang-sheng as Lee Siu-tung
- Cheung Nga-kwan as teenaged Lee Siu-tung
- Anthony Wong as Father Kam
- Tse Kwan-ho as Yau Ming-foon
- Paw Hee-chingas Lee's mother
- Lawrence Ah Mon as police officer
- Mok Chiu-yu as street performer
- Ann Hui as director (cameo)
Awards
It won the prestigious Best Picture award at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards, as well as five awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival, including Best Film. It was chosen as Hong Kong's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[1] It was also entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
See also
- List of submissions to the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Record 47 Countries In Oscar Contention" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 22 November 1999. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1999 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
External links
- Ordinary Heroes at IMDb
- Ordinary Heroes at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- A review of Ordinary Heroes at loveHKfilm
- HK cinemagic entry
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