Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

84 mins | Documentary | Oct. 8, 2018

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.

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

84 mins | Documentary | Oct. 8, 2018

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers High Rising Productions
Original title Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
Directors Calum Waddell
Writers

Cast

Anthony Wong

as Himself

Josie Ho

as Herself

Godfrey Ho

as Himself

Bey Logan

as Himself

Gan Kwok-leung

as Himself

Sean Tierney

as Himself

Mike Hostench

as Himself

James Mudge

as Himself

Calum Waddell

as Himself

Amy Yip

as Herself (archive footage)

Shu Qi

as Herself (archive footage)

Simon Yam

as Himself (archive footage)