Hollywood Hong Kong

"She's the spider... the city is her web... and you're the fly!"

2002 1h 48m CN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 26

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Synopsis

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A prostitute named Tong Tong enters the life of a man who runs a barbecue pork restaurant and quickly begins to ruin his life, as well as the life of his two rotund sons, and a local gangster.

“She's the spider... the city is her web... and you're the fly!”

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Cast

Zhou Xun
Hung Hung / Tong Tong
Glen Chin
Mr. Chu
Wong Yau-Nam
Wong Chi-Keung
Ho Sai-Man
Ming Chu
Leung Sze-Ping
Tiny Chu
Debbie Tam Kit-Man
Ah Lui
Wan Kam-Li
Mainland Shop Assistant
Wu Wai-Man
Doctor Liu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fruit Chan
Writers: Fruit Chan, Jason Lam Kee-To
Languages: Mandarin, Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Cantonese.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "Prostitute Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fruit Chan, shot by O Sing-Pui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

AWARDS

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Zhou Xun and Glen Chin and Wong Yau-Nam carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She's the spider... the city is her web... and you're the fly!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fruit Chan directs. O Sing-Pui behind the camera. Produced in Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Mandarin, Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Cantonese.
3International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom.
4Part of the "Prostitute Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Fruit Chan, shot by O Sing-Pui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Zhou Xun and Glen Chin and Wong Yau-Nam carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She's the spider... the city is her web... and you're the fly!".
9IMDB entry: tt0290654 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.