Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
	Theatrical release poster
Chinese	七人樂隊
Directed by	Sammo Hung; Ann Hui; Patrick Tam; Yuen Woo-ping; Ringo Lam; Johnnie To; Tsui Hark
Screenplay by	Sammo Hung; Au Kin-yee; Patrick Tam; Yuen Woo-ping; Ringo Lam; Johnnie To; Tsui Hark; Yau Nai-hoi; Roy Szeto; Lou Shiu-wa; Melvin Luk
Story by	Au Kin-yee; Yau Nai-hoi
Produced by	Johnnie To; Elaine Chu
Starring	Timmy Hung; Francis Ng; Sire Ma; Jennifer Yu; Ian Gouw; Yuen Wah; Ashley Lin; Simon Yam; Mimi Kung; Cheung Tat-ming; Emotion Cheung; Ng Wing-sze; Tony Wu; Eric Tsui; Royce Lam; Chung King-fai; Lam Suet; Lawrence Lau;
Cinematography	Chan Kin-lei; Tam Wan-kai; Poon Hang-sang
Edited by	Jimmy Hung; Patrick Tam; Tsui Hark; David M. Richardson; Mary Stephen; Allen Leung; Jeff Cheung
Music by	Woody Pak; Li Ye; Thomas Lloyd Freeman; Charlotte Chan; Patrick Tam; Thomas Cheng; Peter Kam
Production; companies	China Film Media Asia Distribution; Milkyway Image
Distributed by	Media Asia Films
Release dates	21 October 2020 (Busan International Film Festival); 28 July 2022 (Hong Kong);
Running time	113 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	$1.7 million

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (Chinese: 七人樂隊)^[1] is a 2020 Hong Kong anthology historical drama film directed by seven filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave: Sammo Hung, Ann Hui, Patrick Tam, Yuen Woo-ping, Ringo Lam, Johnnie To and Tsui Hark. It is divided into seven stories, each corresponding to a decade in Hong Kong's history, told from the view of ordinary people. It was originally intended for there to be a segment about the 1970s directed by John Woo, but he withdrew for health reasons and the segment was never produced.

The film features an ensemble cast that includes Timmy Hung, Francis Ng, Sire Ma, Jennifer Yu, Ian Gouw, Yuen Wah, Ashley Lin, Simon Yam, Mimi Kung, Cheung Tat-ming, Emotion Cheung, Ng Wing-sze, Tony Wu, Eric Tsui, Royce Lam, Chung King-fai, Lam Suet and Lawrence Lau. Production began in early January 2014 and concluded in August 2014.

The film was screened at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2020, and includes the posthumous work of Ringo Lam, who died in 2018.^[2]^[3] The film was originally set to be released in 2021 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then released in Hong Kong on 28 July 2022 and China on 29 July 2022. The film received mostly positive reviews.^[4]

Cast and crew

Decade	Story	Director	Screenwriter	Starring
1950s	Exercise	Sammo Hung	Sammo Hung, Au Kin-yee	Timmy Hung
1960s	Headmaster	Ann Hui	Lou Shiu-wa	Francis Ng, Sire Ma
1980s	Tender Is the Night	Patrick Tam	Melvin Luk, Patrick Tam	Jennifer Yu, Ian Gouw
1990s	Homecoming	Yuen Woo-ping	Yuen Woo-ping, Au Kin-yee	Yuen Wah, Ashley Lin
2000s	Bonanza	Johnnie To	Au Kin-yee, Yau Nai-hoi, Johnnie To	Ng Wing-sze, Tony Wu, Eric Tsui
2010s	Astray	Ringo Lam	Ringo Lam	Simon Yam, Mimi Kung, Royce Lam, Chung King-fai
2020s	Conversation in Depth	Tsui Hark	Tsui Hark, Roy Szeto	Cheung Tat-ming, Emotion Cheung, Lam Suet, Lawrence Lau

Awards and nominations

Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Results
41st Hong Kong Film Awards^[5]	Best Action Choreography	Sammo Hung, Jimmy Hung, Yuen Wo Ping	Nominated

References

^ "七导演合拍《七人乐队》入围戛纳杜琪峯发声回应". 新浪娱乐. 2020-06-04. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
^ "【林嶺東逝世】真正遺作《八部半》夥杜琪峯吳宇森拍出香港情". 香港01. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
^ Hunter2020-10-21T17:01:00+01:00, Allan. "'Septet: The Story Of Hong Kong': Busan Review (opening film)". Screen. Retrieved 2023-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Chor Yu Liu, Justin (2022-08-18). "Review: Omnibus "Septet: the Story of Hong Kong" Shows Seven Masters in Varying Agreement". Retrieved 2022-11-05.
^ "Nomination List of The 41st Hong Kong Film Awards".

External links

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong at IMDb
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong at Douban (in Chinese)

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[1] "七导演合拍《七人乐队》入围戛纳杜琪峯发声回应". 新浪娱乐. 2020-06-04. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2020-06-06.

[2] "【林嶺東逝世】真正遺作《八部半》夥杜琪峯吳宇森拍出香港情". 香港01. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

[3] Hunter2020-10-21T17:01:00+01:00, Allan. "'Septet: The Story Of Hong Kong': Busan Review (opening film)". Screen. Retrieved 2023-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] Chor Yu Liu, Justin (2022-08-18). "Review: Omnibus "Septet: the Story of Hong Kong" Shows Seven Masters in Varying Agreement". Retrieved 2022-11-05.

[5] "Nomination List of The 41st Hong Kong Film Awards".

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v t e Films directed by Johnnie To
Films	Happy Ghost III (1986) The Eighth Happiness (1988) All About Ah-Long (1989) The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990) Casino Raiders II (1991) Justice, My Foot! (1992) The Bare-Footed Kid (1993) The Heroic Trio (1993) The Mad Monk (1993) A Moment of Romance III (1996) Lifeline (1997) A Hero Never Dies (1998) Running Out of Time (1999) The Mission (1999) PTU (2003) Breaking News (2004) Throw Down (2004) Yesterday Once More (2004) Election (2005) Election 2 (2006) Exiled (2006) Linger (2008) Sparrow (2008) Vengeance (2009) Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011) Life Without Principle (2011) Romancing in Thin Air (2012) Drug War (2012) Blind Detective (2013) Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014) Office (2015) Three (2016) Chasing Dream (2019)
Films with Wai Ka-fai	Needing You... (2000) Wu yen (2001) Love on a Diet (2001) Fulltime Killer (2001) Fat Choi Spirit (2002) My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) Love for All Seasons (2003) Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) Running on Karma (2003) Mad Detective (2007)
Co-director	The Big Heat (1988) The Royal Scoundrel (1991) Executioners (1993) Running Out of Time 2 (2001) Triangle (2007) Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020)
See also	Milkyway Image Filmography Awards and honors Tactical Unit series

v t e Milkyway Image
Films	Beyond Hypothermia (1996) Intruder (1997) The Odd One Dies (1997) Final Justice (1996) Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997) The Longest Nite (1998) Expect the Unexpected (1998) A Hero Never Dies (1998) Where a Good Man Goes (1999) Running Out of Time (1999) The Mission (1999) Sealed with a Kiss (1999) Help!!! (2000) Needing You... (2000) Comeuppance (2000) Love on a Diet (2001) Fulltime Killer (2001) Running Out of Time 2 (2001) Gimme Gimme (2001) Wu yen (2001) Let's Sing Along Second Time Around (2001) Fat Choi Spirit (2002) My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) PTU (2003) Looking for Mister Perfect (2003) Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) Running on Karma (2003) Love for All Seasons (2003) Breaking News (2004) Throw Down (2004) Yesterday Once More (2004) Election (2005) 2 Become 1 (2006) Election 2 (2006) Exiled (2006) Eye in the Sky (2007) Triangle (2007) Hooked on You (2007) Mad Detective (2007) Linger (2008) Sparrow (2008) Tactical Unit - The Code (2008) Tactical Unit - No Way Out (2008) Tactical Unit - Human Nature (2008) Tactical Unit - Comrades in Arms (2009) Tactical Unit - Partners (2009) Accident (2009) Vengeance (2009) Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011) Punished (2011) Life Without Principle (2011) Drug War (2012) Blind Detective (2013) A Complicated Story (2014) Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014) Office (2015) Trivisa (2016) Three (2016) Chasing Dream (2019) Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020) Mad Fate (2023)
Filmmakers	Johnnie To Wai Ka-fai Law Wing-cheung Patrick Yau Matt Chow Soi Cheang Lawrence Ah Mon Ringo Lam Tsui Hark Jeffrey Lau
Screenwriters	Yau Nai-hoi Au Kin-yee Yip Tin-shing Szeto Kam-Yuen Ivy Ho
Crew	Dennis Law Cheng Siu-Keung Martin Chappell May Mok Patrick Tam Lai Yiu-fai
See also	Tactical Unit series

v t e Films by Tsui Hark
Films directed	The Butterfly Murders (1979) We're Going to Eat You (1980, also writer) Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980, also writer) All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution (1981) Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983) Shanghai Blues (1984, also produced) Aces Go Places 3 (1984) Working Class (1985, also produced) Peking Opera Blues (1986, also produced) A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon (1989, also produced) Once Upon a Time in China (1991, also writer and produced) King of Chess (1991, uncredited, also produced) Once Upon a Time in China II (1992, also writer and produced) The Master (1992, also produced) Green Snake (1993, also writer and produced) Once Upon a Time in China III (1993, also writer and produced) The Lovers (1994, also writer and produced) Once Upon a Time in China V (1994, also writer and produced) The Blade (1995, also writer and produced) The Chinese Feast (1995, also writer and produced) Love in the Time of Twilight (1995, also writer and produced) Tristar (1996, also writer and produced) Double Team (1997) Knock Off (1998) Time and Tide (2000, also writer and produced) The Legend of Zu (2001, also writer and produced) Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002, also produced) Seven Swords (2005, also writer and produced) Missing (2008, also writer and produced) All About Women (2008, also writer and produced) Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010, also produced) Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011, also writer and produced) Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013, also writer and produced) The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2014, also writer) Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017, also writer and produced) Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018, also produced)
Films written	A Better Tomorrow II (1987; also produced) A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991, also produced) Swordsman II (1992, also produced) New Dragon Gate Inn (1992, also produced) The Wicked City (1992; also produced) The East Is Red (1993; also produced) Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993; also produced) The Magic Crane (1993, also produced) Iron Monkey (1993; also produced) Black Mask (1996; also produced) The Era of Vampires (2002, also produced) Sword Master (2016; also produced) The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017)
Films produced only	A Better Tomorrow (1986) A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) The Big Heat (1988) I Love Maria (1988) The Killer (1989) A Terra-Cotta Warrior (1990) The Swordsman (1990) A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990) Shanghai Grand (1996) Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997) The Climbers (2019)
Collaborating director	The Banquet (1991) Twin Dragons (1992) Triangle (2007) Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020) The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) The Battle at Lake Changjin II (2022)

v t e Works by Sammo Hung
Films directed	The Iron-Fisted Monk (1977, also writer) Enter the Fat Dragon (1978) Warriors Two (1978) Knockabout (1979) Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980, also writer) The Victim (1980) The Prodigal Son (1981, also writer) Carry On Pickpocket (1982) Winners and Sinners (1983, also writer) The Owl vs Bombo (1984, also produced) Wheels on Meals (1984) Heart of Dragon (1985) My Lucky Stars (1985) Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars (1985) Millionaires Express (1986) Eastern Condors (1987) Dragons Forever (1988) Spooky, Spooky (1988, also produced) Pedicab Driver (1989, also produced) Pantyhose Hero (1990, also produced) Slickers vs. Killers (1991, also produced) Ghost Punting (1992) Moon Warriors (1992) Blade of Fury (1993) Don't Give a Damn (1995, also produced) Mr. Nice Guy (1997) Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997) The Bodyguard (2016)
Films produced	Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog (1978) Pom Pom (1984) Long Arm of the Law (1984) The Return of Pom Pom (1984) Yes, Madam (1985) Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom (1985) Mr. Vampire (1985) Lucky Stars Go Places (1986) Where's Officer Tuba? (1986) Mr. Vampire II (1986) Rosa (1986) Scared Stiff (1987) Sworn Brothers (1987) Mr. Vampire III (1987) On the Run (1988) Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch (1988) Mr. Vampire IV (1988) Licence to Steal (1990) She Shoots Straight (1990) The Scorpion King (1992)
Films written only	Hong Kong 1941 (1984)
Collaborating director	Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020; also writer)