Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

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

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.

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  • Release Date: 2018-10-08
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Director: Calum Waddell

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    Cast

    • Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

      Self

    • Josie Ho

      Self

    • Godfrey Ho

      Self

    • Bey Logan

      Self

    • Daniel Chan Yee-Heng

      Self

    • Sean Tierney

      Self

    • Mike Hostench

      Self

    • James Mudge

      Self

    • Calum Waddell

      Self

    • Amy Yip Chi-Mei

      Self (archive footage)

    • Shu Qi

      Self (archive footage)

    • Simon Yam

      Self (archive footage)

    • Kam Kwok-Leung

      Self

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