Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema (2018)

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema (2018)

2018-10-08 United Kingdom 84 Min. PG-13
5.9 8 votes

Ads to support us

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.

Cast

黃秋生 is Self
Self
何超儀 is Self
Self
何志强 is Self
Self
Bey Logan is Self
Self
Daniel Chan Yee-Heng is Self
Self
Sean Tierney is Self
Self
Mike Hostench is Self
Self
James Mudge is Self
Self
Calum Waddell is Self
Self
葉子楣 is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
舒淇 is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
任達華 is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)

Related Movies