破·地獄

破·地獄 (2024)

Despite the pandemic sending most industries into recession, debt-ridden wedding planner Dominic (Dayo WONG) gets a miraculous chance to turn things around when a funeral planner retires and passes the baton to him. His creative gimmicks for funerals help his business find unexpected success, but Dominic’s biggest obstacle is winning the approval of respected and sternly traditional Taoist priest, Master Man (Michael HUI). After some unordinary funerals, Dominic gradually understands Master Man’s code of ethics and the meaning behind each farewell.

Data di uscita
2024-11-09
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (86)
Durata
2 h 6 min
Generi
Dramma
Regista
陳茂賢

Cast

Curiosità

The Last Dance is a 2024 Hong Kong drama film directed and written by Anselm Chan. Starring Dayo Wong, Michael Hui, Michelle Wai, and Chu Pak Hong, the film explores themes related to Hong Kong's deathcare and follows a wedding planner (Wong) who enters the funeral industry through a partnership with a traditional Taoist priest (Hui), seeking to understand the meaning of life and death through funeral rituals.

Production

Director-screenwriter Anselm Chan conceived the idea of creating a film to explore life and death ten years before the project began, but he felt he "wasn't ready technically or mentally". During the COVID-19 pandemic, he revisited the concept after witnessing numerous deaths around him, and he conducted field research for one and a half year by interviewing various workers in the funeral industry, incorporating real-life events they encountered…

The film was officially announced to be in production with Dayo Wong and Michael Hui as the lead cast on 2 January 2024, under the Chinese working title "度脫之舞" (lit. The Dance of Relief). The title was changed to "破地獄" (lit. Break Hell's Gate) after filming began. Michelle Wai, Catherine Chau, Chu Pak Hong, Paul Chun, Elaine Jin, and Kaki Sham were revealed to be the rest of the main cast in the same month.

Principal photography began on 4 January 2024 in Tai Po. Most of the location shooting took place in Hung Hom, an area known for its high concentration of funeral businesses, including on Cooke Street and Baker Street. The film was shot on-site at the Tung Wah Coffin Home and the International Funeral Parlour, marking the first times for both venues to be opened for filming.

On 10 October 2024, Terence Lam was announced as the composer and performer of the film's theme song "The Last Dance". This film marks Lam's first experience scoring for a feature film, and he joined the project only after watching a test screening to determine if he felt inspired to write the music. The theme song was released online on 23 October. The film's soundtrack was composed by erhu artist Chu Wan-pin.

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