Shanghai Panic (2002)

Interesting facts

Shanghai Panic is a 2001 drama film, written and directed by Andrew Y.S. Cheng and based on the novel We Are Panic by Mian Mian. It is considered part of the dGeneration, having been shot on digital video, and is experimental in style.

Production

Cheng filled most production roles, including camera and editor. Many of the scenes were improvised, with the director saying that the cast 'play themselves.' Cheng has described his film as docu-drama, although Jamie Tweedie argues that it deviates from the documentary principle of locating its characters within a specific location and history.

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