Aberdeen (2014 film)

Aberdeen (Chinese: 香港仔), previously known as 曼珠莎華, is a 2014 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Louis Koo, Eric Tsang, Miriam Yeung and Gigi Leung . Pang revealed in various interviews that the film differed from his previous comedies Vulgaria and SDU, in that it explores the family dynamics in a typical Hong Kong family.[2] The film is also known as 人间小团圆[3] in Mainland China. The film was released on 8 May 2014.[4][5][6]

Aberdeen
Official poster
Directed byPang Ho-cheung
Written byPang Ho-cheung
StarringLouis Koo
Eric Tsang
Miriam Yeung
Gigi Leung
Ng Man-tat
Carrie Ng
Music byPeter Kam
CinematographyJason Kwan
Edited byWenders Li
Production
company
Sun Entertainment Culture Limited
Making Film Productions
Huayi Brothers
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Distributed byBravos Pictures
Release date
  • 24 March 2014 (2014-03-24) (HKIFF)
  • 8 May 2014 (2014-05-08) (Hong Kong)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeUS$3.5 million[1]

Cast

Reception

As of 11 May 2014, the film has grossed ¥9.6 million in China and HK$4.57 million in Hong Kong.[7] It was listed among "Hong Kong's 5 Most Essential Films of 2014" in The Wall Street Journal's "China RealTime" blog.[8]

References

  1. "ABERDEEN (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. Sin, Ben. "Pang Ho-cheung interview". Time Out Hong Kong. Time Out Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. "电影拍摄制作备案公示表". State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (China). Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. "Pang Ho Cheung Comes Home In First ABERDEEN Trailer". Twitch Film. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. Aberdeen at HKMDB
  6. Aberdeen at chinesemov.com
  7. Kevin Ma (13 May 2014). "Spider-man swings to top of China box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  8. Napolitano, Dean. "Hong Kong's 5 Most Essential Films of 2014". Wall Street Journal China RealTime. Retrieved 13 January 2015.


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