Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

2018

Documentary

An insightful look at the history of Hong Kong's exploitation cinema, from the early days of the Shaw Brothers and such shockers as "Killer Snakes" through to the advent of the Category III rating in 1988 and then the June 4th massacre in Beijing. The latter led to a panic in Hong Kong, before the Handover of the former UK colony to Mainland China, and a number of motion pictures proceeded to take freedom of speech (and sometimes political symbolism) to the extreme. This is the story of one of the most curious and invigorating periods in exploitation filmmaking.

Rating

5.9
8 votes

Popularity

0.418

Origin & Countries

GB | en | United Kingdom

Production

High Rising Productions

Runtime

84 min.

Status

Released

Release: 10/8/2018

Credits

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

Calum WaddellDirector

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

Anthony WongSelf

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

Josie HoSelf

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

Godfrey HoSelf

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

Bey LoganSelf

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