As the Light Goes Out

As the Light Goes Out
Hong Kong poster
Directed by	Derek Kwok
Written by	Derek Kwok Jill Leung Philip Yung[1]
Produced by	Albert Lee David Chan Zhao Jun[1]
Starring	Nicholas Tse Shawn Yue Simon Yam Hu Jun
Cinematography	Jason Kwan[1]
Edited by	Wong Hoi Matthew Hui[1]
Music by	Teddy Robin Tommy Wai
Production companies	Emperor Motion Pictures Media Asia Films Zhujiang Film Group
Distributed by	Emperor Motion Pictures Huaxia Film Distribution
Release dates	January 2, 2014 (2014-01-02) (Hong Kong) January 3, 2014 (2014-01-03) (China)
Running time	116 minutes[1]
Countries	Hong Kong China[1]
Languages	Cantonese Mandarin English
Box office	US$15,973,348[2]

As the Light Goes Out (Chinese: 救火英雄) is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese disaster film directed by Derek Kwok and starring Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue, Simon Yam and Hu Jun.[3]

Cast

• Nicholas Tse as Fire Senior Station Officer, Sam Ho Wing-sam (何永森)
• Shawn Yue as Fire Station Officer, Yau Pong-chiu (游邦潮)
• Simon Yam as Chief Fireman, Lee Pui-to (李培道)
• Hu Jun as China fireman who migrate to Hong Kong and becomes Fireman, Hai Yang (海洋)
• Michelle Bai as Yang Lin (楊琳), Power Plant Safety Officer
• William Chan as rookie fireman, Cheung Man-kin (張文健)
• Andy On as Assistant District Officer, Yip Chi-fai (葉志輝)
• Patrick Tam as Mr. Man (萬先生), Hong Kong Power Plant Operation Manager
• Liu Kai-chi as Tam Sir (譚Sir), assistant director of Fire Services
• Deep Ng as Ben Sir (斌Sir), Station Officer
• Michelle Wai as Power plant employee
• Kenny Kwan as Siu-kiu (小僑)
• Alice Li as Emily, Sam Ho Wing-sam's wife
• Jackie Chan as himself (cameo)[1]
• Andrew Lau as Director of Fire Services (cameo)[1]
• Siu Yam-yam as Wife of wine brewer owner (cameo)[1]

Release

As the Light Goes Out was released in Hong Kong on January 2, 2014, and in China on January 3, 2014.[1] At the end of the run, the film has grossed $11.92 million in China.[4]

Reception

Derek Elley of Film Business Asia gave the film a six out of ten rating, stating that the film "lacks human drama and real scope" and that "isn't especially bad as a genre movie, it's also not especially good, and is certainly no threat to Johnnie To's Lifeline (1997) as the premier Hong Kong firefighting film."[1]

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
33rd Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Director	Derek Kwok	Nominated	-
	Best Cinematography	Jason Kwan	Nominated	-
	Best Editing	Wong Hoi and Matthew Hui	Nominated	-
	Best Art Direction	Eric Lam	Nominated	-
	Best Sound Design	Phyllis Cheng	Nominated	-
	Best Visual Effects	Henri Wong, Hugo Kwan and Walter Wong	Nominated	-
	Best Original Film Score	Teddy Robin and Tomy Wai	Nominated	-
	Best Original Film Song	Nicholas Tse, Qiao Xing, Kit and Phat	Nominated	-
5th Macau International Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	William Chan	Won	[5]
51st Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards	Best Visual Effects	Henri Wong, Hugo Kwan and Walter Wong	Nominated	-
	Best Action Choreography	Wong Wai Leong	Won	-

References

1. Elley, Derek (March 14, 2014). "As the Light Goes Out". Film Business Asia. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
2. "AS THE LIGHT GOES OUT". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
3. "救火英雄As The Light Goes Out (2014)". movie.mtime.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2013-12-20.
4. "Weekly box office 13/01/2014 - 19/01/2014". english.entgroup.cn. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
5. "澳门电影节黄秋生刘亦菲帝后 成龙导演奖".

External links

• As the Light Goes Out at IMDb
• As the Light Goes Out at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase