Love Actually... Sucks!
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Love Actually... Sucks! is a 2011 Hong Kong movie, directed by award-winning Hong Kong Chinese film producer Scud
(Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung 云翔). It will be released at the 47th Chicago International Film Festival
, in October 2011. It explores several themes traditionally regarded as 'taboo' in Hong Kong society, in an unusually open, convention-defying way, and is one of four such films by Scud. The three earlier ones are: City Without Baseball
, released in 2008, Permanent Residence
in 2009, and Amphetamine in 2010.
Scud (film producer/writer)
Scud is the working name of Hong Kong Chinese film producer, screenwriter and now film director, Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung . He says that he chose the name 'Scud' to match his Chinese name, which translates in English as 'Scudding Clouds'. He was born in mainland China on March 20th, 1967, during the...
(Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung 云翔). It will be released at the 47th Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America....
, in October 2011. It explores several themes traditionally regarded as 'taboo' in Hong Kong society, in an unusually open, convention-defying way, and is one of four such films by Scud. The three earlier ones are: City Without Baseball
City Without Baseball
City Without Baseball is a 2008 Hong Kong movie drama starring Ron Heung and other members of the Hong Kong National Baseball Team. It is directed by South African-born Hong Kong filmmaker Lawrence Ah Mon, about a city where baseball is almost unknown, and where the team plays to empty stadia...
, released in 2008, Permanent Residence
Permanent Residence (film)
Permanent Residence is a 2009 Hong Kong movie starring Sean Li and Osman Hung, and directed by acclaimed Hong Kong Chinese film-maker Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung, whose stage name is Scud. It explores several themes traditionally regarded as 'taboo' in Hong Kong society, in an unusually open,...
in 2009, and Amphetamine in 2010.
Plot
Love Actually... Sucks! was inspired by real-life events, and opens with a dramatic wedding feast. It tells a variety of stories about love that has gone wrong: a brother and sister in an illicit relationship, a married painter who falls in love with his young male life model, a dance school teacher who is bosotted with his senior student, and a lesbian couple, one of whom has role-play paranoia, and is caught in a complex love triangle. The film celebrates the belief that life is love.Cast
- Osman HungOsman HungOsman Hung Chi-Kit is a Hong Kong Chinese film and television actor, and a singer/songwriter of the popular Cantopop group EO2 in Hong Kong.-Life and career:...
as Spider - Linda So as Moon
- Haze Leung as Policeman
- John Tai as Painter
- Tang Wei as Model
- Calvin Wong as Boy in sauna
- Owen Lee as Dance teacher
- Alice Chen as Queen
- Betty Chan as Dance teacher's girl
- Christepher Wee as Brother
- Sherry Li as Sister
- Lareine Xu as Policewoman
- Celia Chang as Policewoman's girl
- Jackie Chow as Bridegroom
- Winnie Leung as Bride
- Ryo van Kooten as Bridesman'
VCD, DVD & Blu-ray
A Panorama Distribution release of Love Actually... Sucks! will be available on VCD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc in December, 2011.Other films directed/produced by Scud
- City Without BaseballCity Without BaseballCity Without Baseball is a 2008 Hong Kong movie drama starring Ron Heung and other members of the Hong Kong National Baseball Team. It is directed by South African-born Hong Kong filmmaker Lawrence Ah Mon, about a city where baseball is almost unknown, and where the team plays to empty stadia...
(2008) - Permanent ResidencePermanent Residence (film)Permanent Residence is a 2009 Hong Kong movie starring Sean Li and Osman Hung, and directed by acclaimed Hong Kong Chinese film-maker Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung, whose stage name is Scud. It explores several themes traditionally regarded as 'taboo' in Hong Kong society, in an unusually open,...
(2009) - Amphetamine (2010)
See also
- Hong Kong films of 2011Hong Kong films of 2011-2011:-External links:* * Hong Kong films of 2011 at...
- List of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-related films by storyline