Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema (2018)

Directed by Calum Waddell1h 24mDocumentary

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.

Year
2018
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
8 October 2018
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5.6 (11)
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Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Self
Josie Ho
Josie Ho
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Godfrey Ho
Godfrey Ho
Self
Bey Logan
Bey Logan
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Daniel Chan Yee-Heng
Daniel Chan Yee-Heng
Self
Sean Tierney
Sean Tierney
Self
M
Mike Hostench
Self
J
James Mudge
Self
C
Calum Waddell
Self
Kam Kwok-Leung
Kam Kwok-Leung
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