The Sparring Partner, a bloody courtroom thriller released in October 2022, grossed over HK$40 million, breaking the box office record for Hong Kong Category III films, suitable for audiences over ...
It was a box office success, but the show of sympathy for the mainland caused a diplomatic stir and the Hong Kong censors cracked down. They created Category III (CAT III for short), films to which ...
Ip’s second film propelled him to the top rank of young directors working in Hong Kong at that time. Ip used the framework of a typical gangster story to spin a highly original tale of an ageing ...