Overview
Ordinary Heroes narrates the life stories of an advocate, a prostitute, a social worker, and a priest during Hong Kong’s social movements of the 1970s and 1980s. The film is based on true events.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film (1999) and the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2000)
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Setting
Set in Hong Kong
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Music
Music by Chiu Tsang Hei and Clarence Hui
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Yu Lik-wai
Details
- Director
- Writer
- John Chan Kin-ChungWriter
- Original title
- 千言萬語
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 10, 1999
- Original language
- Cantonese
- Countries
- Hong Kong
Cast
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