SummaryBends straddles the Hong Kong-Shenzhen border and tells the story of Anna, an affluent housewife and Fai, her chauffeur, and their unexpected friendship as they each negotiate the pressures of Hong Kong life and the city's increasingly complex relationship to mainland China. Fai is struggling to find a way to bring his pregnant wife and young dau... Read More
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Apr 23, 2014
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Shot in sleek tones by Christopher Doyle, the film melds class-conscious melodrama with malleable mood piece, but keeps threatening to fade from understatement into stasis.
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Production Company:
- Bends
- A Priori Image
- Bago Pictures
- Love Streams Productions
- Agnès b. Productions
- Post Production Office (PPO)
- Tomson International Entertainment Distribution
- Shadow Puppets Productions Limited
- Film Development Fund of Hong Kong
Release Date:Apr 21, 2014
Duration:1 h 36 m
Awards
Osaka Asian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
International Women Film Festival of Sale, Morocco
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
