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Carrie Wong
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HORROR HOTLINE... BIG HEAD MONSTER
Hong Kong, 2001, 90min, Horror, Chinese
Based on a Hong Kong urban legend... Sometimes, illusion and reality is
hard to tell apart
Dir. by CHEANG Pou-soi
Starring Francis NG "The Mission" Josie HO "Purple Storm" Sam LEE
"Ping Pong" Niki CHOW
In Competition - "Main Feature Competition" of Film Festival
Internazionale di Milano 2002 (Italy)
OFFICIAL SCREENINGS IN MIFF
THU 31OCT 22:00 Cinema Centrale (via Torino 30, DUOMO)
MON 4 NOV 20:00 Cinema Centrale (via Torino 30, DUOMO)
"... there lurks one of the most inventive Hong Kong psycho-thrillers of
recent years in "Horror Hotline...Big Head Monster", one of the very few
to come close to replicating the clammy chills of late 90's Japanese
pics like THE RING." - Derek Elley, Variety
One of Hong Kong's darkest urban legends returns after decades caged
away: the big head monster is back!
Possessing a war-gamer just as its history emerges on midnight radio
show Horror Hotline, the enigmatic beast catches the attention of a
visiting team of documentary makers. As public interest peaks on the
radio waves, journalist Mavis (Josie Ho), producer Ben (Francis Ng) and
a two-man crew set out step-by-step to explore what grim truths lie
behind the terror.
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999-9999
Thailand, 2002, 110 min, Horror, Thai
Dare to Dial, Dare to Die... A Direct Line to Hell
Dir. by Peter MANUS
Starring Julajak Jakapol Sririta Jensen Paula Talor Thepalith Ryvin
Thitinun Kietthanakorn
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
SAT 2 NOV 17:30 SALA 3
MON 4 NOV 19:30 SALA 5
A group of teenagers met with death in strange and unexplainable ways
after calling the mysterious phone number "999-9999" after midnight. The
idea for "999-9999" came form true stories in 1995 about young people
calling up strange phone numbers that functioned as a sort of gate to
their every desire. The claim that these hone numbers possessed
supernatural powers remained unproven but nonetheless adventuresome and
daring enough to cause one to consider calling.
"999-9999" is ultimately a modern gateway to hell disguised as a
mysterious wishing well.
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PUBLIC TOILET
Korea/HK, 2002, 102 min, Drama, English/Chinese/Korean
SPECIAL MENTION - "CONTROCORRENTE" OF 59TH VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL
Dir. by Fruit CHAN "Hollywood Hong Kong"
Starring Sam LEE "Made in Hong Kong" "Ping Pong" Jolene KUK "The
Longest Summer" CHO In-sung "Piano"
JANG Hyuk "Volcano High" ABE
Tsuyoshi
MARKET PREMIERE
SUN 3 NOV 19:30 SALA 7
TUE 5 NOV 17:30 SALA 23
"A director who wants to tell stories in a way that others seem to have
forgotten" IL Gazzetino (Italy/Daily)
"Extraordinarily original and interesting. Visually feverish..."
Corriere Della Sera (Italy/Daily)
"Inspires a certain fascination", "Something inspired and profound", " A
fundamental metaphor on the sense and secret of life" La Repubblica
(Italy/Daily)
"Most captivating and overwhelming, energetic and inventive film of this
year Venice Film Festival" IL Manifesto (Italy/Daily)
Official Competition - "Visions" of 2002 Toronto International Film
Festival (Canada), "digi@ward" of Filmfest Hamburg 2002 (Germany), Films
from the South Festival 2002 (Norway)
Official Selection - "Dragons and Tigers" of 2002 Vancouver
International Film Festival (Canada), Flanders International Film
Festival 2002 (Belgium), Vienna International Film Festival 2002
(Austria), Kaohsiung Film Festival 2002 (Taiwan), London Film Festival
2002 (UK), "A Window on Asian Cinema" of 7th Pusan International Film
Festival (Korea), Stockholm International Film Festival 2002 (Sweden)
A young Chinese man, born and abandoned in a public toilet; voyages in
search of a cure to save his dying grandmother. Two young Korean
fishermen realize that pollution is killing the ocean and their loved
ones. A tough New York hit-man sets up his final mark - only to kill far
more than he expects. While escorting their sick father to the legendary
waters of the Ganges, two young Indian men cross paths with Tony,
travelling from Beijing in search of a cure for his brother. From
Beijing to Pusan, New York to the Ganges, these young people make an
extraordinary journey of joy, anger and sadness to find miracle drugs to
cure their loved ones
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KUNPAN LEGEND OF THE WARLORD (New Version)
Thailand, 2002, 90min, Action/Drama, Thai
Courage Creates a Hero. Nearly Destroy by Betrayal. Saved his country,
sacrificed his beloved. Kun Pan becomes a Legend.
Dir. by Thanit Jitnukul "Bang Rajan the Legend of the Village Warriors"
Starring Watchara Tangkaprasert Bongkoo Kongmalai
Apichai Nipattahuttapong
WORLD PREMIERE
SUN 3 NOV 09:30 SALA 21
WED 6 NOV 17:30 SALA 15
Official Selection - "Open Cinema" of 7th Pusan International Film
Festival (Korea).
Noble Thai warrior, Kunpan is tricked into losing his wife and status.
Revenge fails him, so he retreats to live in the jungle where he studies
the supernatural powers of horsemanship, swordplay and magic. Although
he temporarily regains his wife, fate is against him, and he realizes
that he cannot prevent further tragedy despite his magical powers.
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NOTHING TO LOSE
Singapore/ Thailand/ Hong Kong, 2002, 93min, Action drama, Thai
A Game Plan with Death
Dir. by Danny PANG "Bangkok: Dangerous" "The Eye"
Starring Pierre PNG "Forever Fever" "Chicken Rice War" Arisara
Wongchalee (Fresh) Yvonne LIM
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
MON 4 NOV 09:30 SALA 3
TUE 5 NOV 19:30 SALA LEONARDO
In Competition - Toyko Filmex 2002 (Japan)
Official Selection - "A Window of Asian Cinema" of 7th Pusan
International Film Festival (Korea)
KTB Award - 4th Pusan Promotion Plan (Korea)
Somchai is a compulsive gambler, heavily in debt to loan sharks. He
decides to end his life by jumping off an old building. Just as he is
about to leap, he sees a girl (Gogo) ready to do the same thing. She is
clearly in a more confused state than he is and out of natural instincts
he races forward to save her.
Having undermined each other's intentions to commit suicide, Somchai and
Gogo just sit on the rooftop together. They agree that if they had the
courage to kill themselves, they should have the courage to do something
bigger. They find new meaning in life. From this day on, they will wreak
havoc everywhere they go, as only those fearless of death can do
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BANGKOK HAUNTED
Thailand, 2002, 130 min, Thriller, Thai
Number One Thai Blockbuster 2002
Dir. by Oxide PANG "The Eye" and Pisuth Praesaengaim
Starring Pete Thong-Jeur Pimsiree Pimsee Dawan
Singha-wee Kalyanut Sriboonrueng
SCREENING
TUE 5 NOV 19:30 SALA 15
In Competition - St. Louis International Film Festival 2002 (US)
Official Selection - "Orient Express" of SITGES 2002 (Spain)
Death is not the end. Fear is the beginning. Revenge is next
It is late evening in a small pub somewhere in present day Bangkok.
Three young women take turns talking about the frightening experiences
they have had with ghosts and the supernatural.
"Legend of the Drum": Jieb owns an antique business. One day a 70 year
old drum comes her way and soon after that, Jieb begins having strange
dreams and hearing a woman's voice speaking to her. Investigating the
drum's history, she discovers some shocking revelations.
"Black Magic Woman": Pan is single, lonely and looking for love. A
friend introduces her to a herbal essence called Black Magic Woman, in a
pagan ceremony. The scent induces men to fall in love with her and she
is not aware how dangerous the potion is.
"Revenge": Nop is a policeman who gets into trouble with the authorities
when he finds a dead woman and investigates it as a homicide, not
suicide as his colleagues had claimed. He finds that a guiding spirit in
the form of a ghost is the only thing that can help him in his quest.
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MY HERO (In Development)
Thailand, Fantasy / Action (Live Action, 2D&3D Animation), Thai
Boundaries blur and realities blend. How real is reality?
A mesmerizing blend of real, 2d cartoon and 3d computer animation, My
Hero, is the story of 10 year old Dan and his adventures in the fantasy
world of a comic book.
Dan's father mysteriously disappears so Dan goes to live with his
father's best friend, Uncle Mike, and his daughter Jean. Uncle Mike
publishes a comic strip called "Max: the Unbeatable Fighter".
One day, Dan receives an anonymous birthday present: a comic book which,
Dan believes, his father wrote after his disappearance. Though most
people think Dan's father is dead, Dan doesn't believe it and comes to
the conclusion that the arrival of this comic book is the link that will
lead him to his father.
The book centers on Jack, a heroic young cop with superb fighting
skills. The police station disintegrates into chaos when David Lai, a
notorious drugs king and gangster, is put in a cell with the regular
prisoners. Lai's henchmen arrive and cause mayhem.
Gradually, the stories in the comic book become so vivid to Dan that he
and Jean are pulled into the reality of it.
Here they discover that the stories are not just stories, they are real
coded messages. And just maybe the secret as to the whereabouts of Dan's
dad will be revealed.
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RAINING IN THE MOUNTAIN (In Development)
Hong Kong, 2002, Martial Art, Chinese
A new adaptation of Director King Hu's masterpiece "Raining in the
Mountain" (1979).
"Film directors come and go, but true masters of the craft are few and
far between. Up there with luminaries such as John Ford, Yasujiro Ozu
and Jean-Luc Godard is a less well-know figure KING HU." - Richard James
Havis.
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DROP ME A CAT
Taiwan, 2002, 87min, Drama, Chinese
Dir. by WU Mi-sen "Fluffy Rhapsody"
Starring Shinji TAKEDA "Tokyo Eyes" Terry KWAN
Official Selection - "A Window on Asian Cinema" of 7th Pusan
International Film Festival (Korea)
Taiwan, 1999. Hei-shu (Kurokl) finally gets a job in a local band. But
it only performs at weddings and funerals and none of the band members
can play a musical instrument.
Hei-shu's cat goes missing and he begins to suspect it has metamorphosed
into a woman called Yokulut. A fan of all things Japanese, Hei-shu
believes that he was Japanese man called Tetsuo in a previous life - the
same name as the protagonist in a popular Japanese comic. Curiously,
there is also a Tetsuo in the band, but he hasn't been seen since
Hei-shu joined.
Hei-shu's friend, Tu-fei, lends him a hardcore porn film in which a 60
year-old woman has sex with a young man. Hei-shu finds the woman
bizarrely attractive as she reminds him of his dream-girl, news anchor,
GAO.
He creates a fantasy world where GAO communicates with him through the
TV. She warns him to keep his job to avoid being exterminated in the
government's plan to eliminate the unemployed. However, GAO herself
becomes unemployed. Fearing that they will be killed, Hei-shu and
Tu-fei start learning to play their instruments. Then someone calling
himself Tetsuo leaves Hei-shu's a message, claiming to have just
impregnated Hei-shu's mother, who has recently disappeared. Reality
becomes ever weirder, becoming an immense web of mysteries
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THE TREK
Thailand, 2002, 103 min, Action, Thai
The Unexplored Land. The Cursed Territory. Even one step beyond is
forbidden.
Dir. by Charnchai Pantasi
Starring Danai Smuthkochorn Paul Visut Carey Eilidh Mac
Queen Manaswee Krittanookul
Spaksorn Chaimongkol Tony Carney Greg
Eismin Tawatchai Oastanont
Information on the sighting of extraordinary elephant leads the members
of the Asian Elephant Conservation group, aided by foreign researchers,
on a dangerous mission deep into the jungle. They need to follow a
dangerous route, normally used for smuggling amphetamine - the main
ingredient in the production of Metaphetamine drugs.
The Thais and the foreign researchers begin their journey from a small
village. They meet the village head and ask for an expert guide to help
them. Surprisingly, the headman refuses. He explains that lately,
hunters and guides have been mysteriously disappearing. Despite this,
they choose to continue on their mission.
Heading into the jungle, the team encounters tragedy after tragedy.
Snake pits, centipedes and scorpions are the least of their problems.
Injuries, deaths and fatal illnesses fall upon the team as they head
deeper into the jungle. The journey becomes more complicated than they
had ever anticipated. Why are the animals so ruthless? Is it the
effects of drugs?
Will the team turn back? Will they find this extraordinary elephant?
Adventure and terrifying risks in exchange for hope, survival and
friendship in a forbidden land.
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A HIGH SKY SUMMER
China, 2002, 87 min, Drama, Chinese
Dir. by LI Jixian
Starring WEI Zhi-lin LIU Shi-kai CHENG Tai-sheng "Seafood"
Bronze Gryphon Award - Giffoni Film Festival 2002 (Italy)
Official Competition - Premiere First Movie Award of Internationale
Filmfestspiele Berlin 2002 (Germany), Jeonju International Film Festival
2002 (Korea)
Official Selection - Filmfest Muenchen 2002 (Germany), International
Film Festival Karlovy Vary 2002 (Czech Repubilc)
Life in a faraway north-west village of 12 years old boy Wang Shouxian
was totally disrupted in this high-sky summer with the coming of a
shooting team. Shouxian's efforts in the audition impressed the team
very much. But the headmaster did not let him play in the film because
he could not recite his lessons. At the same time, he challenged a plot
which said the role he plays would rather stay in the village than going
back to the city. Thus, he simply would not say the right lines during
the shooting. So the shooting could not go on and the team moved to
other places. But Shouxian has not given up and went to find the
shooting team
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THE RULE OF THE GAME
Taiwan, 2002, 106 min, Drama, Chinese
Be prepared! Dig a hole before you know whom to bury.
Dir. by HO Ping
Starring CHANG Chih HSIA Ching-ting
Best Screenplay - 4eme Festival du Film Asiatique de Deauville (France)
Don Quixote Prize - International Federation of Film Societies,
Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 2002 (Germany)
Best Editing, Best New Actress (Wei Lin), Jury Special Award - 47th Asia
Pacific Film Festival
Official Selection - 32nd International Forum of New Cinema,
Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Germany)
Official Competition - Seattle International Film Festival 2002 (US),
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2002 (Korea)
"To kill is easy; to bury is difficult." - The story is built around a
hole prepared to bury a dead body. Turtle decides to kill his business
partner, Will, after being tricked by him. With Chewy's help, he gets
everything ready Tonight's the night and Turtle is in a nearby
restaurant, waiting. But he doesn't realize that Chewy has other plans.
As for Will himself, he is cheerfully unaware of any danger - and not
just from Turtle, but also from his own girlfriend, A-Mei, who wants to
kidnap him for his money. At the same time, the restaurant owner, Ox,
is in fact a professional hit man. He has already drilled a tiny hole
through the wall and is sitting in the next room waiting for his target
to show up. The grave is ready, who will end up in it?
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KILLER TATTOO
Thailand, 2001, 111 min, Action Comedy, Thai
Dir. by Yuthlert Sippapak
Starring Somchai Khemglad Suthep Phongam Petchtai
Wongkamlaow Pongsuk Pongsuwan
"The director assembles a likable collection of hopeless hoods that the
movie has a genuine, infectious sense of fun, with an endless supply of
physical gags." - Derek Elley, Variety
In Competition - St. Louis International Film Fesival 2002 (US)
Winners of 25th Pra Surasawadee Award (Thailand) for Best Actor (Somchai
Khemglad as Kit Silencer), Best Supporting Actor (Suthep Phongam as Pae
Buffgun), Best New Actress (Pailin Pichitumphol as Jan) and Best Action
Director (Kawee Sirikanerat)
Official Selection - 46th Asia Pacific Film Festival 2001 (Indonesia),
Calcutta International Film Festival 2001 (India), 6th Pusan
International Film Festival (Korea), Far East Film Festival (Italy),
Stockholm International Film Festival 2002 (Sweden), Film From the South
Film Festival (Oslo)
A dystopian Bangkok in 2009, the city is in chaos and the greenback has
become the official currency portends a regular Asian actioner, with
flashy lensing and lots of gratuitous violence. An expensive contract is
put out to kill the chief of police, the so-called Iron Cop, and a
washed-up ex-con, Pae Buffgun, is mistakenly given the job.
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HOLLYWOOD HONG KONG
HK/ Japan/ UK/ France, 2001, 108 min, Drama, Chinese
Dir. by Fruit CHAN "Little Cheung" "Durian Durian"
Starring ZHOU Xun "Balzac Et La Petite Tailleuse Chinoise"
"Suzhou" Glen CHIN WONG You-nam
Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress,
Best Supporting Actress, Best New Performer, Best Original Screenplay,
Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Make-Up & Costume Design,
Best Original Film Score, Best Original Film Song, Best Film Editing,
Best Sound Effects Awards - 39th Golden Horse Film Awards (Taiwan)
The NETPAC prize, Cinemanila Film Festival 2002 (The Philippines)
Official Competition - 58th Mostra Internazionale D'arte Cinematografica
(Italy), 15th Singapore International Film Festival
Opening Film - Hong Kong International Film Festival (2002); Closing
Film - Taipei International Film Festival 2001 (Taiwan)
Official Selection - 6th Pusan International Film Festival (Korea),
Sundance Film Festival 2002 (US) and International Film Festival
Rotterdam 2002 (The Netherlands)
The second part of Fruit Chan's trilogy about prostitutes from China: A
father and his two sons, living in Hong Kong's last shanty town, face
eviction by the government. But a beautiful girl just arrived from
Mainland China captures their hearts completely and allows them to
escape the grim reality of their lives.
Sales For Asia, North America and Oceanic territories - Golden Network
Asia Ltd. Rest of the World- Capitol Films
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ROOTS AND BRANCHES
Hong Kong/ China, 2001, 95 min, Drama, Chinese
2001 Top Box Office Grosser with 2.5 million collection in China.
Dir. by YU Zhong Produced by Manfred WONG "In the Heat of the Sun"
Starring Gigi LEUNG "Tempting Heart" JIANG Wu "Shower"
XIA Yu "In the Heat of the Sun" CHEN
Shi CUI Jian
In Competiton - 12th Children Film Festival in Aubervilliers (France)
Golden Castle Award - 14th Castellinaria Festival Internazionale del
Cinema Giovane Bellinzona (Switzerland)
Official Selection - Shanghai International Film Festival (Canada),
Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada) and Stockholm
International Film Festival (Sweden)
The story tells of the longing to have siblings in modern Chinese
Society.
Yi-ku, Si-tian, Tian and Miao are brothers and sisters. Forced to
separate in childhood because their parents die in a traffic accident,
Si-tian is adopted by a couple who later take her to the U.S. After 20
years, Si-tian becomes a famous conductor and returns to China to hold
her first performance. But what she really wants from this trip is to
reunite with her long-lost brothers and sister.
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