Eve and the Fire Horse (2005)

Chinese-Canadian Eve Eng was born in 1966, in the year of the fire horse. In Chinese culture, fire horse children are notorious for being troublesome. In 1975, nine year old Eve is looking ... See full summary »

Director:

Julia Kwan

Writers:

Julia Kwan, Yipeng Ben Lu (translation)

Stars:

Phoebe Kut, Hollie Lo, Vivian Wu

11 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Phoebe Kut	...	Eve Eng
Hollie Lo	...	Karena Eng
Vivian Wu	...	May-Lin Eng
Chit-Man Chan	...	Frank Eng
Ping Sun Wong	...	Grandmother
Joseph Siu	...	Uncle #8 (as Joseph Siu Kin Hing)
Shirley Ng	...	Auntie #8
Diane Buermans	...	Cousin Colleen
Franco Maravilla	...	Cousin Edward
Jessica Amlee	...	Sally
Pawan Gill	...	Surinder
Wendy Russell	...	Sister Agnes
Julia Tortolano	...	Becky
Matias Hacker	...	Mr. Right
Chris Shields	...	God's Witness #1 - Fred

Storyline

Chinese-Canadian Eve Eng was born in 1966, in the year of the fire horse. In Chinese culture, fire horse children are notorious for being troublesome. In 1975, nine year old Eve is looking for some meaning for her life, especially after her mother, May-Lin Eng, miscarries, and her paternal grandmother passes away, the latter event particularly concerning not so much for the event itself but the circumstances leading to the death. The Engs follow traditional Buddhist philosophy, primarily as a cultural tradition. While her husband Frank Eng is away in China dealing with his mother's burial, May-Lin doesn't stop their eldest daughter, Karena Eng, from pursuing knowledge of and eventual faith in Christianity, most specifically Catholicism. May-Lin sees it as a cushion for ensuring a good life and good after-life, as much of Christian teaching follows that of Buddhism anyway. Eve follows in her sister's footsteps. While Karena becomes a devout Catholic to the expense of her Buddhist ...

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Plot Keywords:

canadian | eve | horse | fire | buddhism | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Feature film debut of Alexander Ludwig.

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Goofs

In one of the classroom scenes, the capital of Ontario, Canada is marked as "Ottawa". Ottawa is the capital of Canada, but Toronto is the capital of Ontario.

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Soundtracks

Underneath the Stars
Performed by Kate Rusby
Written by Kate Rusby

User Reviews

Great Movie!

I thought this movie was great! I'm a pretty harsh critic; I haven't come across a movie/show, as of yet, that has ever received an 8, 9 or 10. This was a funny movie; the little girl was so cute, she reminds me of my niece. If you don't like to read subtitles or can't speak the language, this might not be the movie for you. All Around Great Film! It's a cute family movie.

ALSO: I believe member named: Vecanoi, Misspoke: 'A person WITH a proper religion guide will become tangled and lost!'

Oh, almost forgot ~ I believe this film depicts the realism of Catholics trying to force religion down anyones and everyones throat; Especially those who don't want it.

GREAT MOVIE: It's A Definite Recommended Film!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Canada]

Country:

Canada

Language:

English Cantonese

Release Date:

January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Csodavilág

Filming Locations:

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mongrel Media, Red Storm Productions, Holiday Pictures Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1