Diamond Hill

2000 1h 26m CN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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May and her brother are inseparable as children. When May becomes an adolescent, she can't seem to let go of memories of her childhood, which seem to sustain her in her cold, loveless middle class home in Diamond Hill.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Maggie Poon Mei-Kei
May
Ruco Chan Chin-Pang
Hoi
Cheung Tat-Ming
Cow
Carrie Ng Ka-Lai
May's Mother
Benz Hui Siu-Hung
May's Father
Power Chan Kwok-Pong
Policeman
Soi Cheang
Joe Lee Yiu-Ming

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Soi Cheang
Writers: Soi Cheang, Au Kin-Yee
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Soi Cheang, shot by Lam Wah-Chuen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Angie Lam On-Yee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Maggie Poon Mei-Kei and Ruco Chan Chin-Pang and Cheung Tat-Ming carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0355430 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Soi Cheang directs. Lam Wah-Chuen behind the camera. Angie Lam On-Yee cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Soi Cheang, shot by Lam Wah-Chuen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Angie Lam On-Yee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Maggie Poon Mei-Kei and Ruco Chan Chin-Pang and Cheung Tat-Ming carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0355430 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.