Directed by:
Philip YungScreenplay:
Philip YungCinematography:
Christopher DoyleComposer:
Ding KeCast:
Aaron Kwok, Jessie Li, Elaine Yin-Ling Kam, Jacky Cai, Patrick Tam, Maggie Shiu, Eddie Chan, Tai Bo, Michael Ning, Aaron Chow, Paul Che, Bing-man Tam, Lai-Wun Chan (more)Plots(1)
Director Philip Yung's PORT OF CALL's central incident is the brutal murder of a young 16-year-old Hunan girl who moved to Hong Kong with her family and fell into prostitution. Winding through time and grounded by Christopher Doyle's gauzy cinematography, the film follows both the story of the young girl's descent into sex work and Aaron Kwok's grizzled detective as he obsessively seeks an answer to the brutality of the murder. Kwok is astonishing here in his career's best role, with all the tics and haggard body language of a man beaten down by the violence that threatens to drown him at every turn. (Hawaii International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Aaron Kwok
Hong Kong
Best movies:
After This Our Exile (2006)
The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)
Throw Down (2004)
Jessie Li
China
Best movies:
Dream of Eternity (2020)
Port of Call (2015)
Caught in Time (2020)
Elaine Yin-Ling Kam
Taiwan
Best movies:
Yi Yi (2000)
Finding Mr. Right (2013)
A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
Jacky Cai
China
Best movies:
Paradox (2017)
Operation Red Sea (2018)
Aberdeen (2014)
Patrick Tam
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Beast Cops (1998)
Ip Man 3 (2015)
The Duel (2000)
Maggie Shiu
China
Best movies:
Lost in Time (2003)
Exodus (2007)
Eye in the Sky (2007)
Eddie Chan
Hong Kong
Best movies:
New Seven Dragon Ball (1991)
Port of Call (2015)
The Beasts (1980)
Tai Bo
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Drunken Master II (1994)
Project A (1983)
Police Story 2 (1988)
Michael Ning
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Port of Call (2015)
Aaron Chow
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Kill Zone 2 (2015)
The White Storm (2013)
Raging Fire (2021)
Paul Che
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)
One Nite in Mongkok (2004)
Miracles (1989)
Bing-man Tam
Hong Kong
Best movies:
A Simple Life (2011)
Triad Election (2006)
Exiled (2006)
Lai-Wun Chan
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Port of Call (2015)
Temporary Family (2014)
Harriet Yeung
Best movies:
Port of Call (2015)
All's Well, Ends Well 2011 (2011)
Lazy Hazy Crazy (2015)
Don Lee
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Rob-B-Hood (2006)
Port of Call (2015)
The Second Coming (2014)
Andrew Kwok
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Shock Wave (2017)
Port of Call (2015)
Chasing the Dragon (2017)
Carol Yeung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Overheard (2009)
Triple Tap (2010)
Port of Call (2015)