Aka: Mou ye chi singYear: 2008
Directed: Lawrence Lau, Scud
Genre: Drama, Sports
Runtime: 01:40
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English/Chinese
Cast: Ron Heung, Yu Chung Leung, Yuan Lin, John Tai, Monie Tung
The actual members of the Hong Kong Baseball Team all prove themselves to be natural actors by playing themselves in this fictional youth drama set in 2004. In a city where baseball culture is non-existent, these baseball players are a minority by choice. The experience teaches them to be free-thinkers in dealing with love, friendship and their own sexuality. It also enables them to find the will to live in the face of death and the strength to conquer losing in a spectatorless sport.
This film is based on the stories provide by the Hong Kong Baseball Team players, and performed by themselves.
Hong Kong is a glamourous city with everything but baseball, almost. A brand new diamond and a charismatic new coach bring hope to the underrated delegation. Yet their passionate lives are no less intriguing.
Directed: Lawrence Lau, Scud
Genre: Drama, Sports
Runtime: 01:40
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English/Chinese
Cast: Ron Heung, Yu Chung Leung, Yuan Lin, John Tai, Monie Tung
Synopsis / Plot
The actual members of the Hong Kong Baseball Team all prove themselves to be natural actors by playing themselves in this fictional youth drama set in 2004. In a city where baseball culture is non-existent, these baseball players are a minority by choice. The experience teaches them to be free-thinkers in dealing with love, friendship and their own sexuality. It also enables them to find the will to live in the face of death and the strength to conquer losing in a spectatorless sport.
This film is based on the stories provide by the Hong Kong Baseball Team players, and performed by themselves.
Hong Kong is a glamourous city with everything but baseball, almost. A brand new diamond and a charismatic new coach bring hope to the underrated delegation. Yet their passionate lives are no less intriguing.
