A War Named Desire

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A War Named Desire
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Traditional Chinese 愛與誠
Simplified Chinese 爱与诚
Hanyu Pinyin Ài Yǔ Chéng
Jyutping Ngoi3 Jyu5 Sing4
Directed by Alan Mak
Screenplay by Joe Ma
Alan Mak
Clement Cheng
Produced byJoe Ma
Starring Francis Ng
Daniel Chan
Dave Wang
Gigi Leung
David Lee
Sam Lee
Pace Wu
CinematographyChan Chi-ying
Edited by Cheung Ka-fai
Music by Mark Lui
Production
companies
Mei Ah Film Production
Brilliant Idea Group
Distributed by Mei Ah Entertainment
Release date
9 September 2000 (2000-09-09)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryHong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box officeHK$2,269,655

A War Named Desire is a 2000 Hong Kong action film co-written and directed by Alan Mak and starring Francis Ng, Daniel Chan, Pace Wu, Sam Lee, David Lee, Dave Wang and Gigi Leung.

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Plot

Charles (Francis Ng) and James (Daniel Chan) are two brothers who lived with their grandmother during childhood. When Charles was eight years old, he committed an unexpected and unforgivable mistake, where he took HK$50,000 of cash from his grandmother's home and disappeared afterwards. James has held the grudge on his elder brother for his departure, not only for the fact that he took their grandmother's money, but mainly due to fact that his brother abandoned him without notice.

As the years go by, James has grown up and has met a good girlfriend, Jess (Pace Wu), while on the other hand, James became a member of a triad gang in Thailand, and is dating his triad brother, York's (Dave Wang) sister, Snow (Gigi Leung). After his grandmother dies, James finally have the opportunity to face down his past demon and he travels to Thailand with Jess to look for his brother.

Cast

Theme song

Reception

Critical

LoveHKFilm gave the film a positive review praising the performances of Francis Ng and Gigi Leung, and director Alan Mak for allowing each character to have their own moments. [1] So Good Reviews also gave the film a positive review, praising Mak's ability to accomplish visual storytelling, the cinematography by Chan Chi-ying, Nicky Li's action chorgoraphy and Ng's subtle performance. [2]

Box office

The film grossed HK$2,269,655 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 9 to 27 April 2000.

Accolades

Accolades
CeremonyCategoryRecipientOutcome
20th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Gigi Leung Nominated
37th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film SongSong: I Miss Her (我想她)

Composer: China Huang
Lyricist: Wu Hsiung
Singer: Dave Wong

Nominated

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References

  1. "A War Named Desire (2000) - LoveHKFilm.com".
  2. "A War Named Desire - sogoodreviews.com".