1:99 Shorts
Synopsis
Shorts made by 11 directors in order to fight against the SARS epidemy that occurred in China and Hong Kong in 2003. The shorts were produced by the Information Service Departement of the Government of HK SAR. The aim was to bring back confidence to the HK popuation. The running-time is 1 to 2 minutes for each short.12 Short films: 1-"Rhapsody", director: Johnny To and Wai Ka-fai; 2-"My Sow Is Not Feeling Well", director: Fruit Chan; 3-"Smile", director: Teddy Chen; 4-"Of a Cause" (Animation) director: Tsui Hark; 5-"Hong Kong - A Winner", director: Stephen Chow; 6-"Who's Miss Hong Kong?", director: Joe Ma; 7-"Family of Heroes", director: Alex Law and Mabel Cheung; 8-"Until Then", director: Gordon Chan and Dante Lam; 9- "McDull 1:99" director: Brian Tse; 10-"Spring, 2003", director: Peter Chan; 11-"A Glorious Future", director: Andrew Lau and Alan Mak; 12-"Making of 1:99", director: Wong Shou-Ping.
Where to watch
Not currently available to stream in United States.
Top cast
Andy Lau
(segments "Rhapsody", "A Glorious Future")
Sammi Cheng Sau-Man
(segment "Rhapsody")
Lau Ching-Wan
(segment "Rhapsody")
Chapman To Man-Chat
(segments "Rhapsody", "Spring, 2003", "A Glorious Future")
Lam Suet
(segment "Rhapsody")
Sam Lee
(segment "My Sow Is Not Feeling Well")
Eason Chan Yik-Shun
(segment "Who's Miss Hong Kong?")
Woo Fung
(segment "Who's Miss Hong Kong?")
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
(segments "Family of Heroes", "A Glorious Future")
Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing
(segment "Until Then")