Hand Rolled Cigarette

Hand Rolled Cigarette (2021)

手捲煙

A retired British Chinese soldier, a young South Asian man, an encounter at Chungking Mansions. Coincidentally, they both offended the same gang boss. What has given them a new lease of life and how do they rediscover themselves through each other's company.

Date of release
2021-06-17
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (26)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Director
Chan Kin-long

Casting

Interesting facts

Hand Rolled Cigarette is a 2020 Hong Kong neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Chan Kin-long in his directorial debut, and starring Gordon Lam as a retired colonial-era soldier who takes in a troubled South Asian youth. The film opened the 17th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival on 3 November 2020, and also closed the 57th Golden Horse Film Festival on 19 and 20 November 2020, where it was nominated for seven awards including Best Feature Film. The film held a special preview screening in Hong Kong on 30 April 2021, before it was widely released on 17 June 2021 in the territory.

Production

Supported by the Hong Kong First Feature Film Initiative (FFFI), Hand Rolled Cigarette began production in March 2020 in Hong Kong and was the only film in production when the film industry was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Lam did not receive any salary for acting in the film to support the local film industry.

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