Contemporary Hong Kong Cinema
Mak lo yan
Dir. Wong Hing-fan
Hong Kong 2019, 114’
Subtitles: Polish & English
Once a star in his finance firm, Bowen (starring Aaron Kwok) now spends his nights in a 24-hour fast food joint, where he encounters others “roommates” who are in a similar predicament: a mother (starring Cya Liu) with her daughter who has taken out high-interest loans to cover her mother-in-law’s debt, an old man (starring Alex Man) who is too afraid to go home, a young runaway (starring Zeno Koo), a young singer (starring Miriam Yeung) living in a temporary shelter. Together these accidental roommates must strive to lift one another out of rock bottom. i' m livin' it" is inspired by the increasing desperate social issues. It describes a group of small figures from the poverty line. Coming from different backgrounds, they gathered here in a 24hr fast food restaurant and helping each other without purposes. The film reveals the poor's livelihood and never satisfied housing issues, which deserves attention and discussion to the society
Awards and Festivals
Hong Kong Film Awards 2020 Winner Hong Kong Film Award
Wong Hing-fan
Wong Hing Fan throws himself into the movie industry since 1996, he has served as associate director for more than 30 movies, his film credits in include Black Mask (1996), A Hero Never Dies (1998), Accident (2009), and so on. In 2019, Wong made his directional debut for the feature i’m livin’ it.
Filmography
1996 Black Mask
1998 A Hero Never Dies
2009 Accident
2016 Gwat mooi
Cast & Crew
Director: Wong Hing-fan
Screenplay: Ja Poon
Cinematography: S.K. Yip (HKSC)
Editing: Siu Pa-wong, Kwan Wing-man
Music: Peter Kam
Costume Design: Polly Chan Po-yan
Cast: Aaron Kwok, Miriam Yeung, Zeno Koo, Cheung Tat-ming, Alex Man, Gaga Wong, Kathy Wu, Nina Paw, Nora Miao, Chu Pak-him, Law Wing-cheong, Cya Liu, Sammy So, Wong Wah-wo
Producer: Cheang Soi, Zhao Renpeng
Production: Entertaining Power Co. Limited & Media Asia Film Production Limited
Language: Chinese
Colouration: Colour
