Bends (film)

Bends
過界

Film poster
Directed by Flora Lau
Produced by Nansun Shi
Winnie Yu Tsang
Melissa Lee
Ken Hui
Written by Flora Lau
Starring Carina Lau
Chen Kun
Music by Patrick Jonsson
Cinematography Christopher Doyle
Edited by Lau, Alexis Dos Santos
Aq Lee
Distributed by Tomson International Entertainment Distribution Limited
Release dates
  • 18 May 2013 (2013-05-18) (Cannes)
  • 21 November 2013 (2013-11-21) (Hong Kong)
Running time
 95 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Mandarin

Bends (Chinese: 過界) is a 2013 Hong Kong drama film directed by Flora Lau. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Cast

Plot

Anna (Carina Lau), a wealthy Hong Kong housewife, suddenly finds herself deep in financial trouble as her only source of income, her husband, disappears. Her driver, Fai (Chen Kun), who lives in Shenzhen with his wife, are expecting the couple's second child. But under China's One Child Policy, they need to find the money to pay the penalty or the couple must find a way for Fai's wife to give birth in Hong Kong.

Critical reception

Maggie Lee of Variety wrote, "Flora Lau's debut is beautifully assembled by a top-pedigree production crew, but it remains a modest accomplishment in scope and impact."[4]

Andrea Lo of HK Magazine gave the film 4 stars out of 5. She wrote, "The film is topical and emotionally fraught for all of us in Hong Kong, posing questions of wealth and status between our city and the mainland: questions that are on all our minds."[5]

Awards

Carina Lau wins the "Best Actress" award at the 2014 Osaka Asian Film Festival.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Bends". Cannes. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Bends at HKMDB
  3. ↑ Bends at chinesemov.com
  4. ↑ Maggie Lee (18 May 2013). "Cannes Film Review: ‘Bends’". Variety.
  5. ↑ Andrea Lo (22 November 2013). "MOVIE REVIEW: Bends". HK Magazine.
  6. ↑ Patrick Frater (16 March 2014). "Osaka Fest Rewards Philippines, Korea Titles". Variety.com.

External links

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