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Realism (2017)
Directed by Li Cheuk Shing
Drama · 25m
The power of documentary lies in its realism--the authenticity in telling the truth and encouraging reflections. What happens, however, when a documentary is in fact scripted by the director? Credibility is at stake as the female director films a young call girl with too many tales to tell. As a sex worker, the protagonist decries the hypocrisy of patriarchal society. Almost too perfect is her eloquent discourse on sexual politics-- the mainstream society’s oppression towards females and sex workers, and marriage being a ploy to enforce patriarchy. The arguments may be strong, but are they worthy of discussion when the experiences are fabricated? Making up facts in a documentary just to be in a foreign film festival is perhaps the ultimate embodiment of realism.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Li Cheuk Shing
- Writer
- Li Cheuk Shing
- Director of Photography
- To Tsz-Yuet
- Producer
- Li Cheuk Shing
Details
- Original title
- 現實主義
- Release date
- 2017-03-18
- Runtime
- 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- CN
- Spoken languages
- Cantonese
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Production
- Fresh Wave, Hong Kong Arts Development Council