Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

2018
1h 24m
5.5

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
High Rising Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
Cantonese Mandarin English

Keywords

Quick Facts

Release Date October 8, 2018
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt9059806

Cast

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Self

Josie Ho
Josie Ho

Self

Godfrey Ho
Godfrey Ho

Self

Bey Logan
Bey Logan

Self

Daniel Chan Yee-Heng
Daniel Chan Yee-Heng

Self

Sean Tierney
Sean Tierney

Self

Mike Hostench
Mike Hostench

Self

James Mudge
James Mudge

Self

Calum Waddell
Calum Waddell

Self

Kam Kwok-Leung
Kam Kwok-Leung

Self

Key Crew

Naomi Holwill
Producer
Calum Waddell
Director
Calum Waddell
Producer