Aberdeen
Official poster
Directed byPang Ho-cheung
Written byPang Ho-cheung
StarringLouis Koo
Eric Tsang
Miriam Yeung
Gigi Leung
Ng Man-tat
Carrie Ng
CinematographyJason Kwan
Edited byWenders Li
Music byPeter Kam
Production
companies
Sun Entertainment Culture Limited
Making Film Productions
Huayi Brothers
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Distributed byBravos Pictures
Release dates
  • 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]

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]

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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Films directed by Pang Ho-Cheung
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