Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

2018·84'

★ 5.5

Letterboxd TMDB #559867

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.

Cast

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Self

Josie Ho Self

Godfrey Ho Self

Bey Logan Self

Daniel Chan Yee-Heng Self

Sean Tierney Self

Mike Hostench Self

James Mudge Self

Calum Waddell Self

Kam Kwok-Leung Self