Dragon Boys
| Dragon Boys 龍在他鄉 | |
|---|---|
 CBC Mini-Series | |
| Directed by | Jerry Ciccoritti |
| Written by | Ian Weir |
| Produced by | Michael Chechik Howard Dancyger Ian Weir |
| Starring | Byron Mann Eric Tsang Lawrence Chou Tzi Ma Lauren Lee Smith Steph Song Darryl Quon Christina Ma Jean Yoon Simon Wong Chang Tseng |
| Cinematography | Danny Nowak |
| Distributed by | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
Release dates | 7 January 2007 8 January 2007 |
| Languages | English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Cambodian |
| Budget | $4,000,000 Canadian |
Dragon Boys (Chinese: 龍在他鄉) is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) mini-series starring Eric Tsang, Byron Mann, Lawrence Chou, Tzi Ma, Lauren Lee Smith, Steph Song, Darryl Quon, Christina Ma, Jean Yoon, Simon Wong and Chang Tseng [1]. The film was filmed in the Vancouver, Richmond[2] and Langley, British Columbia[3] area, and aired on CBC on January 7[4] and 8[5] of 2007.
Synopsis
The film focuses on several stories about Asian-Canadian organized gangs, set mostly in Vancouver[6] and Richmond, British Columbia[2][7], Canada. One of them involves an Asian-Canadian Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer, Tommy Jiang (played by Mann), who is seeking to bring down two Asian gangsters (played by Tsang and Chou), in the process risking losing everything as he goes deeper into the criminal organization[6].
Another story focuses on the Wahs, an immigrant family from China. The parents in that family (played by real life husband and wife Tzi Ma and Christina Ma) are concerned about their son Jason (played by Wong), who is constantly the victim of racial bullying. Jason soon receives help, but from a Chinese-Canadian youth with gang connections. They attempt a robbery but fail, and Jason is forced to flee for his life while his father Henry tries to save him.[6]
The third story is about an illegal Cambodian immigrant named Chavy Pahn (Steph Song) who comes to Vancouver to seek a modelling career but is instead trapped in Canada with no friends, no passport and a $30,000 debt.[6] Forced into prostitution at a senior gang member's wife's massage parlour because she cannot pay her debts, she seeks the help of a gang-enforcer (Quon) who befriends her[8] for means of escape.
Pre-filming preparation and research
Before filming for the mini-series began, Mann spent several weeks with Richmond's RCMP detectives to prepare for the role. Besides that, a year was spent researching Asian Canadian gangs in the Vancouver area, in cooperation with the RCMP.[9]
In addition, the series' writer Ian Weir immersed himself in Asian Canadian and Asian American culture before writing the script, reading many novels about Asian culture. He also worked with some in the Chinese community during the script's writing, checking to see what worked and what didn't. This resulted in some of the tongue-in-cheek references made about Chinese stereotypes by some of the characters in the miniseries, such as Jiang.[9]
References
- ^ "Dragon Boys cast". DragonBoys.ca. Retrieved 26 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Business section briefs". Richmond News. Retrieved 26 December.
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Programming schedule". CBC.ca. Retrieved 26 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Programming schedule". CBC.ca. Retrieved 26 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "About Dragon Boys". DragonBoys.ca. Retrieved 26 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "CBC drama on Asian crime in B.C." Our Public Airwaves. Retrieved 26 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Behind the scenes". DragonBoys.ca. Retrieved 26 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Thrilling CBC miniseries, 'Dragon Boys,' delves into Asian organized crime". CBC.ca. Retrieved 8 January.
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