Ordinary Heroes

Name: Qian yan wan yu
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-04-10
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Kang-sheng Lee, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Kwan-Ho Tse

Original title: Qian yan wan yu

19991999
2h 8m

6.9/10

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Drama

Ordinary Heroes is a 1999 Cantonese-language film directed by Ann Hui. It was co-produced by Hong Kong and China. It concerns social reform activists in Hong Kong. The film's Chinese title r... Read allOrdinary Heroes is a 1999 Cantonese-language film directed by Ann Hui. It was co-produced by Hong Kong and China. It concerns social reform activists in Hong Kong. The film's Chinese title refers to a popular song by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng.Ordinary Heroes is a 1999 Cantonese-language film directed by Ann Hui. It was co-produced by Hong Kong and China. It concerns social reform activists in Hong Kong. The film's Chinese title refers to a popular song by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng.

6.9/10

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Awards
- 10 wins & 16 nominations

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Anthony Chau-Sang Wong in Qian yan wan yu (1999)

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Trivia
The original Chinese title and the harmonica song often repeated in the movie refers to one of Teresa Teng's most famous tunes.

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8/10

A sincere and stimulating movie for everyone who still cares about Hong Kong or social movements

I saw the movie at the opening of HK Int'l Film Festival. The movie seems to be documentary to me, which makes me a bit worry for its box in HK. It's a sincere movie about the social movements in HK -- something missed out from most ordinary people. Without disguise, the stories of "ordinary heroes" are being told. Just ordinary enough stories but the era and the sentiments involved fades in and out... just as the Chinese title: plenty of words... not knowing when to start the conversation, and this "means" more than the movie itself.

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