Fruit Chan's Made in Hong Kong

Esther M. K. Cheung

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• Published: September 2009
• Subject Listing: Film Studies, Asian Studies
• Bibliographic information: 196 pp., 5.5 x 7.5 in.
• Territorial rights: North American rights only
• Distributed for: Hong Kong University Press
• Series: The New Hong Kong Cinema Series
• Contents

This tragic coming-of-age story follows three disillusioned local youths struggling to navigate Hong Kong public housing projects and late adolescence amid violent crime, gang pressure, and broken homes. Their personal friendships and family lives intersect with a mysterious fourth protagonist, a girl whose suicide haunts the other three throughout the film as they move toward their own premature ends. This 1997 film was the first in Chan's acclaimed "handover trilogy." Shot on a very low budget, utilizing excess film stock, amateur actors and a crew of five, it marked the beginning of Chan's career as an independent film director.

Esther M. K. Cheung is associate professor and chair of comparative literature at the University of Hong Kong.