Supercapitalist
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Supercapitalist | |
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Directed by | Simon Yin |
Written by | Derek Ting |
Produced by | James C. Chie Derek Ting Joyce Yung Diana Footitt David Hou Phillip Yin |
Starring | Linus Roache Kenneth Tsang Derek Ting Richard Ng Michael Park Kathy Uyen Darren E. Scott |
Cinematography | Derrick Fong |
Edited by | Victor Pena |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Countries | United States Hong Kong |
Languages | English Cantonese |
Budget | $500,000[1] |
Box office | $15,919[2] |
$upercapitalist (also advertised as Supercapitalist) is a Hong Kong-based financial thriller. The film's official release was on August 10, 2012 via the day-and-date film distribution model, thereby being available simultaneously in movie theaters and on cable and Internet video on demand through Warner Bros. Digital and Gravitas. It premiered at the Asian American International Film Festival.[3]
Cast
- Linus Roache as Mark Patterson
- Kenneth Tsang as Victor Chang
- Derek Ting as Conner Lee
- Richard Ng as Donald Chang
- Michael Park as Morris Brown
- Kathy Uyen as Natalie Wang
- Darren E. Scott as Quentin Wong
Reception
$upercapitalist was well received by financial publications with New York Times Dealbook reporting on the film[4], and then Christia Freeland "Film Tackles Capitalism and Identity" but mostly poorly received by film critics though it was not widely reviewed.[5] On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 18% based on reviews from 11 critics.[6]
References
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2012/08/07/believe-it-or-not-in-this-movie-the-hedge-fund-manager-is-the-hero/
- ^ "$upercapitalist". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ Asian American International Film Festival. "$UPERCAPITALIST : Asian CineVision". Asian American International Film Festival. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/10/in-supercapitalist-wall-street-is-back-as-a-villain/.
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