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

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

2018-10-08 Hong Kong, United Kingdom 84 Min. PG-13
5.875 8 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

黃秋生 is Himself
Himself
Josie Ho is Herself
Herself
Godfrey Ho is Himself
Himself
Bey Logan is Himself
Himself
Sean Tierney is Himself
Mike Hostench is Himself
James Mudge is Himself
Calum Waddell is Himself
葉子楣 is Herself (archive footage)
Herself (archive footage)
舒淇 is Herself (archive footage)
Herself (archive footage)
任達華 is Himself (archive footage)
Himself (archive footage)