Man jeuk (2008)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.8/10   

Director:

Johnnie To

Escritores:

Kin Chung Chan (written by) and
Chi Keung Fung (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

4 junio 2008 (France)

Género:

Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

Free as a Bird...

Plot:

A gang of pickpockets roam the streets of Hong Kong. |

Plot Keywords:

Pickpocket | Hong Kong | Dinner | Man Dressed As Woman | Wallet

Premios:

2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

To Light

Reparto

Simon Yam	...	Kei
Kelly Lin	...	Chung Chun Lei
Ka Tung Lam	...	Bo (as Lam Ka Tung)
Hoi-Pang Lo	...	Mr. Fu Kim Tong (as Lo Hoi Pang)
Wing-cheong Law	...	Sak (as Law Wing Cheong)
Kenneth Cheung	...	Mac
Suet Lam	...	Lung (as Lam Suet)
Chun-shun Lo	...	Mr. Fu's Henchman (as Lo Chun Shun)
Jonathan Lee	...	Boy in Cap
Jackson Ha
Ka-kit Cheung		(as Jeff Cheung)
Wai Leung Hung	...	Policeman (as Hung Wai Leung)
Yee-Yee Yeung		(as Yeung Yee Yee)
Keung Law	...	Old Pickpocket (as Lo Hau Keung)
Chi Ping Cheung	...	Old Pickpocket (as Cheung Chi Ping)

También conocida como:

Cultured Bird (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title) (International: English title)
Sparrow (Hong Kong: English title)
The Sparrow (International: English title)
Wen que (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Duración:

Germany:87 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

País:

Hong Kong

Idioma:

Cantonés | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China

Compañía:

Universe Entertainment

Trivialidades:

The title, Man jeuk which means Sparrow in Cantonese, is a slang for pickpockets who are very good at what their job.

To Light

Although it is by no way, near To's best work, it is still a lot better than the best many other directors have ever achieved. And just because To tries something lighter (story-wise, violence-wise, although the latter isn't really happening), it doesn't mean it has to be bad.

Of course the To fan, might expect something else. But this is more a love story, even in the more important moments, it goes a completely different route, than one might expect. One particular action scene is more or less choreographed like a musical number (kind of "Singin in the rain" literally ;o) ). Talking about/of music, there are a few people who might be put off by the music. But I felt it suited the movie very good!