| Permanent Residence 永久居留 (Cantonese name: Yong jiu ju liu) |
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| Directed by | Scud (Stage name of Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung) |
| Produced by | Scud |
| Written by | Scud |
| Starring | Sean Li Jia-Hao Osman Hung Chi-Kit Jackie Chow Tak-Bong Lau Yu-Hong Eva Lo |
| Music by | Teddy Robin Kwan |
| Cinematography | Herman Yau |
| Editing by | Leung Kwok-Wing (as Jacky Leung) |
| Studio | ArtWalker Productions |
| Distributed by | Hong Kong: Golden Scene |
| Release date(s) | Hong Kong: 23 April 2009 Taiwan: 12 June 2009 |
| Running time | 115 minutes (theatrical release) 138 minutes (BluRay release) |
| Country | Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China |
| Language | Cantonese |
Permanent Residence (永久居留) is a 2009 Hong Kong movie starring Sean Li and Osman Hung, and directed by acclaimed Hong Kong Chinese film-maker Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung, whose stage name is Scud. It explores several themes traditionally regarded as 'taboo' in Hong Kong society, in an unusually open, convention-defying way, and is one of four such films by Scud. The three others are: City Without Baseball, released in 2008, Amphetamine in 2010, and his most recent, Love Actually... Sucks!, in 2011.
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The film explores the near true-life story of a young Chinese man (said to be a semi-autobiography of the film's writer/producer), who seeks a long-term relationship with a straight friend. The friend is aware of his inclination, and is happy to befriend him, but is very reluctant to express open affection for him or to become emotionally involved.
Permanent Residence examines the limit of life, and is the first of a trilogy: the second, called Amphetamine, examines the limits of passion, while the third, known as Life of an Artist, examines the limits of art. Amphetamine was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2010, and was also shown at the Hong Kong International Film Festival on 6 April 2010. The third film, Life of an Artist, has not yet been released.
The film is noteworthy as the most nudity-explicit Hong Kong movie ever made. Despite this, the film was released in Hong Kong cinemas and on DVD uncut.
In the album book that accompanies the film, the director, Scud appears naked as he replaces Sean Li in the photos in an attempt to emphasize the semi-autobiographical nature of the film. Publicity videos accompanying the film also feature the full-frontal nudity of famous Hong Kong Chinese model Byron Pang, who was a contestant in the Mr. Hong Kong 2005 contest, and the film's director ('Scud'), himself. The film was said by critics to be both insightful and mournful as it reflects on the fleeting nature of love and mortality.
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