29+1

29+1
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKearen Pang
Screenplay byKearen Pang
Based on29+1
by Kearen Pang
Produced byAllen Chan
Albert Lee
Cora Yim
StarringChrissie Chau
Joyce Cheng
CinematographyJason Kwan
Edited byLee Him-ming
Kearen Pang
Music byWong Ngai-lun
Janet Yung
Production
company
Asian Rich Ltd
Distributed byNewport Entertainment
Release dates
  • 7 March 2017 (2017-03-07) (Osaka Asian Film Festival)
  • 11 May 2017 (2017-05-11)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeUS$1.9 million (Hong Kong)[1]
US$17,429 (international)[2]

29+1 is a 2017 Hong Kong drama film directed by Kearen Pang. It is an adaptation of Pang's own one-woman show, 29+1.[3] The film stars Chrissie Chau and Joyce Cheng and follows two women who share the same birthday and are at life's crossroads as they are about to turn 30.[4]

The film premiered at the 12th Osaka Asian Film Festival where it won the Audience Award.[5][6] It was released in Hong Kong on 11 May 2017.

Cast

Soundtrack

No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Fake a Smile"Subyub Lee, Joyce ChengJoyce Cheng feat. Subyub Lee4:32

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony Category Recipients Result
37th Hong Kong Film Awards[7][8] Best Director Kearen Pang Nominated
Best Screenplay Kearen Pang Nominated
Best Actress Chrissie Chau Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Joyce Cheng Nominated
Best Original Film Score Wong Ngai-lun and Janet Yung Nominated
Best Original Film Song "Fake a Smile (For Hector)"
Composer, Lyrics and Performer: Subyub Lee
Nominated
Best New Director Kearen Pang Won
9th China Film Director's Guild Awards[9] Best Film 29+1 Nominated
Best Actress Chrissie Chau Nominated

References

  1. ^ "29+1-票房收入-香港偶像劇場". hk.dorama.info. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Yi sap gau gaa yat (2017) - Financial Information". the-numbers.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (17 May 2017). "'29+1': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ "29+1". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ^ "29+1|OAFF2017|Competition". oaff.jp. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ^ "The list of award winners|OAFF2017". oaff.jp. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong Film Awards nominations 2018: Ann Hui's Our Time Will Come leads race with 11 nods". South China Morning Post. 6 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Our Time Will Come wins five awards, including best film, at star-studded Hong Kong Film Awards". South China Morning Post. 15 April 2018.
  9. ^ "电影导演协会2017年度入围名单揭晓 吴京入围最佳导演". ifeng (in Chinese). 27 February 2018.