Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
2018•1h 24m•5.5•Released
Documentary
An insightful look at the history of Hong Kong's exploitation cinema, from the early days of the Shaw Brothers and such shockers as "Killer Snakes" through to the advent of the Category III rating in 1988 and then the June 4th massacre in Beijing. The latter led to a panic in Hong Kong, before the Handover of the former UK colony to Mainland China, and a number of motion pictures proceeded to take freedom of speech (and sometimes political symbolism) to the extreme. This is the story of one of the most curious and invigorating periods in exploitation filmmaking.
Director
Calum Waddell
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Studio
High Rising Productions
Cast
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Self
Josie Ho
Self
Godfrey Ho
Self
Bey Logan
Self
Daniel Chan Yee-Heng
Self
Sean Tierney
Self
Mike Hostench
Self
James Mudge
Self
Calum Waddell
Self
Kam Kwok-Leung
Self
Production
Company
High Rising Productions
Producer
Calum Waddell
Producer
Naomi Holwill
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