Citizen King (2008)

movie

Country: Hong Kong
Genres: Drama
Release: 2010-05-21
Director: Johnson Lee Sze-Chit , Ching Long
Writers: Johnson Lee Sze-Chit
Language: Cantonese | English
Stars: Johnson Lee Sze-Chit , Gordon Liu Chia-Hui , Brian Thomas Burrell , Farini Cheung , Lee Kwok-Lun , Wing Hin Au , Fanny Ip , Yee-tung Kwan , Lit Wai Leung , Alan Chun-Kwong Luk
Runtime: 104 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Kam Kwok Man , Citizen King (United States of America) , Jin guo min , Kam kwok man (Hong Kong) , Citizen King (Canada) , 金國民 (Hong Kong) , Jin guo min (Hong Kong) , Citizen King , Citizen King (United Kingdom) , Citizen King (Hong Kong) , Citizen King (India) , Citizen King
Plot: The title of this Hong Kong drama is an obvious take-off of Citizen Cane. Our Citizen King (Johnson Lee) is a down-and-out Chinese actor with the dream of make it in Hollywood because Hong Kong just doesn't get him. King meets a sleazy American producer who promises that if King can make an audition tape he will get him set up in Hollywood. King enlists martial arts legend Gordon Liu (Kill Bill) to help him create the performance of his lifetime. Part romance and part black comedy, Citizen King was shot in black and white and in English, which are highly atypical for Hong Kong movies. The filmmakers Johnson Lee and Ching Long pull together a mix bag of melodrama, black comedy, mocumentary and cinematic homage to an ironically compelling feature. Citizen King is truly a hyperbole of Hong Kong's identity crisis-a Chinese movie shot in English, and a good film about a bad actor. The romance between King and his biggest fan (Farini Chan) is particularly moving. Citizen King is undeniably a fascinating and unique item of Hong Kong cinema.
IMDB:tt4506122