Directed by:
Han HanScreenplay:
Han HanCast:
Chao Deng, Eddie Peng, Zanilia Zhao, Zijian Dong, Shih-Chieh Chin, Xiaoxing Yi, Benyu Zhang, Ronghao Li, Zack Gao, Mason Lee, Yihan Sun, Li Xiong (more)VOD (2)
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When Lang, freshly crowned champion of the national rally, crashes his car along with his estranged father, he is suddenly transported 24 years back to Shanghai circa 1998. He meets, of all people, his father, and joins his band of wannabe gangsters, a crew with a fondness for John Woo and Chow Yun Fat, an enterprising plan and a passion for doing the right thing. But the main question is, will father and son be reconciled? And what about the time-slip they've found themselves in? Is there any way back? Duckweed is a nostalgic look back at how brilliant it was to pretend to be cult-film heroes, with an invigorating tempo, unforced dialogue and apt one-liners. An eye for detail rounds things out – Duckweed is stylized to look like a film from around 2000, appealing to the growing nostalgia for the golden age of Hong Kong cinema among young Chinese and even in Hong Kong itself. Far from taking itself seriously, this treat is served up with a light, humorous touch. (Art Film Fest)
(more)Cast
Chao Deng
China
Best movies:
Duckweed (2017)
Heroes of War (2007)
Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)
Eddie Peng
Taiwan
Best movies:
Hear Me (2009)
Unbeatable (2013)
Duckweed (2017)
Zanilia Zhao
China
Best movies:
Duckweed (2017)
The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women (2018)
Zijian Dong
China
Best movies:
Duckweed (2017)
A Writer's Odyssey (2021)
Mountains May Depart (2015)
Shih-Chieh Chin
Taiwan
Best movies:
The Terrorizers (1986)
Duckweed (2017)
Reign of Assassins (2010)
Xiaoxing Yi
China
Best movies:
Duckweed (2017)
Little Door Gods (2016)
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015)
Benyu Zhang
China
Best movies:
Duckweed (2017)
Jade Dynasty (2019)
Ronghao Li
China
Best movies:
Duckweed (2017)
Mason Lee
USA
Best movies:
Limbo (2021)
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
Duckweed (2017)
Yihan Sun
China
Best movies:
Duckweed (2017)
The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women (2018)
Leslie Cheung (a.f.)
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Yun-fat Chow (a.f.)
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Angie Chiu (a.f.)
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Private Eyes (1976)
Duckweed (2017) - a.f.
The Kung Fu Instructor (1979)
Chunyuan Li
China
Best movies:
Duckweed (2017)
Jian Bing Man (2015)
Marco Leng
China
Best movies:
Duckweed (2017)
Dangerous Liaisons (2012)
Fall in Love Like a Star (2015)
Qiheng Sun
China
Best movies:
Duckweed (2017)
Li Fang
China
Best movies:
Duckweed (2017)
Buddha Mountain (2010)
Lost in Beijing (2007)