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Hong Kong Film Festival: "Gangster Payday"
Celebrate twenty years of Hong Kong movies at the Freer|Sackler with screenings and special events, including guest appearances, new hit films, and rare classics. Cosponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office.
When:
August 7, 2015 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where
“In every department, from casting to cinematography,” raves Richard Kuipers in Variety, “Gangster Payday taps into the spirit of the 1980s and ’90s golden age of Hong Kong crime movies”—making it a perfect addition to this year’s festival. Anthony Wong gives a terrific performance as an aging mob boss who helps a feisty young restaurateur stand up to greedy property developers. This “unapologetically Hong Kong film … basks in its own cinematic legacy” (Elizabeth Kerr, Hollywood Reporter). (Dir.: Lee Po-cheung, Hong Kong, 2014, 97 min., DCP, Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles)
Cost:
Free
Event Website URL:
Phone Number:
202-633-1000
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