The Menu (2016 film)
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The Menu | ||
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Directed by | Ben Fong | |
Written by | Pun Man-hung Chiu Mei-yee Anson Wong Cola Ho | |
Produced by | Pun Man-hung Xian Guohua Song Jia Wang Ren Albert Lee | |
Starring | ||
Cinematography | Alpheus Woo | |
Edited by | Wong Yuk-ming | |
Music by | Kong Fai | |
Production companies | China 3D Digital Entertainment iQiyi Motion Pictures Beijing Yuanshi Media YL Pictures Jebsen Century Cultural Industry | |
Distributed by | Gala Film Distribution | |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes | |
Country | Hong Kong | |
Languages | Cantonese Mandarin |
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Plot
The invention of
Young entrepreneur Ko Yin-yan is interviewed at the television station C99. Seven years ago, he raped and murdered a 17-year-old girl but was acquitted of all charges after he bribed a key witness. Although the witness admitted to
Mak and Lok witness Chim's accident along with many journalists near the scene. Although Lok acts fast to discover Chim's mobile phone and to establish her relation with the hostage-taker, Flash Post overtakes Smart Post in sending the
Lok traces the threatening messages in Chim's phone to Ko's father, a Guangzhou tycoon with a close relation with Lo, whom he confronts in person. Blaming himself for instigating Tam's action, he questions Fong's order to publish online the secretly-filmed video and instead takes it to the government Information Coordinator (Deon Cheung) to demand Lo's immediate intervention. Lo initially refuses, but agrees to send a delegate to negotiate after Fong reveals Ko's uncle is the legislator delaying the law reform regarding double jeopardy.
The preliminary talk between Tam and Lok as Lo's delegate goes well, and Tam releases four of the hostages. However, after seeing the photos of his wife's corpse published by Flash Post, a desperate Tam cuts the connection with the police and sets off one of the explosives, killing a hostage. Amidst a public uproar against Flash Post, Zhong resigns from the newspaper and Fong vows to take photojournalism back to the right cause. Smart Post's infographic video goes viral on social media and online forums, and attracts thousands to flood into the streets outside C99 station. Twenty minutes before the deadline, knowing about the mass of people gathering outside in support of him, Tam surrenders to the police.
Although Smart Post loses in terms of click rates by a narrow margin to Flash Post, whose editor-in-chief has just resigned, Fong is indifferent to this but summarises journalists' attitude with Kevin Kelly's message on the Whole Earth Catalog: "Stay hungry. Stay Foolish."
Cast
- Catherine Chau as Fong Ying, interim editor-in-chief for Smart Post
- Gregory Wong as Lok Ka-fai, news editor for Smart Post
- Ng Man-tat as Tam Yui-chi, technician at C99, father of a rape-murder case victim
- Kate Yeung as Mallory Mak, photojournalist for Smart Post
- Akina Fong as Lee Sze-sze, news anchor for C99
- Justin Cheung as Chong Nga-yuen, chief executive officer of Kechun Media Ltd, Smart Post's parent company
- Ben Yeung as Yeung Ho-fung, senior reporter
- Jeana Ho as Zhong Kaiqi, university student working as an intern for Flash Post
- Kwok Fung as Kwan Chi-wai, president of Smart Post
- Mimi Kung as Chim Shui-wah, minibus driver, Tam Yui-chi's wife
- Lee Fung as Ho Lai-wan, Smart Post
- Benji Chiang as Kenny Wong
- Anita Chan as Emily Yuen, Smart Post
- Dexter Young as Mok Wun-choi, Smart Post
- Wen Chao as Fong Kai-chung, Smart Post reporter
- Deon Cheung as Gordon Tong, government Information Coordinator
- Cherry Pau as Winnie Chau, Smart Post
- Lydia Tong as Lam Piu-sa, Smart Post reporter
- Jacquelin Chong as Leung Ching-man, police negotiator
- Josephine Yu as Su Yunling, editor-in-chief for Flash Post
- Li Ming-ming as Ko Kin-yan
- Michael Lee as Ko Yiu-kau, Ko's father
- Tony Ho as Chung Pui-ho, member of the LegCo
Production
Filming started on 1 December 2015.[1]
References
- ^ "《導火新聞線》電影版開拍 原班人馬歸位" [Filming of The Menu Film Starts. Original Cast is back]. The House News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 3 December 2015.