Paradise Girls (2004)

Director:

Fow Pyng Hu

Writer:

Fow Pyng Hu (writer)

Release Date:

3 March 2005 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Paradise Girls is about three young women, Miki, Pei Pei and Shirley, who are going through an emotional...

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Kei Katayama	...	Miki
Eveline Wu	...	Pei Pei
Jo Kuk	...	Shirley (as Jo Koo)
Guido Pollemans	...	Benny
A.C. Chang	...	Father Pei Pei (as Mr. Chang)
Cheung Cheung Lok	...	Lok Lok

Runtime:

Hong Kong:97 min

Country:

Germany | Netherlands

Language:

Dutch | Cantonese | English | Japanese | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Motel Films

Nice reflection on cultural issues

For some reasons I liked this film a lot. Maybe it was because it caused me to reflect on some of the differences between the cultures depicted in the movie. There are hardly any plot lines in the three short stories, but there is a strong impression of how people from different cultural backgrounds are sometimes able and sometimes unable to communicate. Especially in the first two stories it shows how people can survive a cultural crisis. I suppose being Dutch and having traveled in Asia has something to do with it. This film certainly worked for me. I hope it works for others who do not share any of the background.