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

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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 & Crew

Director
Calum Waddell
  • Profile picture of Anthony Wong
    Self Anthony Wong
  • Profile picture of Josie Ho
    Self Josie Ho
  • Profile picture of Godfrey Ho
    Self Godfrey Ho
  • Profile picture of Bey Logan
    Self Bey Logan
  • Profile picture of Daniel Chan Yee-Heng
    Self Daniel Chan Yee-Heng
  • Profile picture of Sean Tierney
    Self Sean Tierney
  • Profile picture of Amy Yip Chi-Mei
    Self (archive footage) Amy Yip Chi-Mei
  • Profile picture of Shu Qi
    Self (archive footage) Shu Qi

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