North American distributor Kani Releasing has selected five classic Hong Kong films for its upcoming catalog rollout, spotlighting socially minded works from the 1980s and early 1990s by filmmakers including Jacob Cheung, Johnnie To, Allen Fong and Lawrence Ah Mon. The deal was unveiled at Hong Kong Filmart.
The lineup is led by “Cageman” (1992), directed by Jacob Cheung and starring Roy Chiao, Liu Kai-chi and Teddy Robin. The drama centers on the lives of Hong Kong’s so-called “cagemen,” single middle-aged men living in cramped wire-mesh sleeping cubicles inside overcrowded apartments. Through its ensemble of marginalized residents, the film exposes the poverty and social tensions that existed beneath the
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