The Sunny Side of the Street (film)

The Sunny Side of the Street
Promotional poster
Traditional Chinese白日青春
Simplified Chinese白日青春
Literal meaningDaytime Youth
Hanyu PinyinBái rì qīng chūn
Directed byLau Kok Rui
Written byLau Kok-rui
Produced byVinod Sekhar
Winnie Tsang
Soi Cheang
Peter Yam
StarringAnthony Wong
Sahal Zaman
Inderjeet Singh
Kiranjeet Gill
Sohail Saghir
CinematographyLeung Ming Kai
Edited byMatthieu Laclau
Tsai Yann-shan
Production
companies
Petra Films
Thousand Sails Pictures
70 Plus Production Company
Release date
Running time
111 minutes[2]
CountryHong Kong[1]
LanguagesCantonese
Urdu

The Sunny Side of the Street (Chinese: 白日青春) is a 2022 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Lau Kok Rui. The feature debut of Malaysia-born Lau Kok-rui, the film tells the story of a Hong Kong-born Pakistani refugee boy who forms an unexpected bond with a local taxi driver.

Cast

Production

The Sunny Side of the Street was produced mainly by Petra Films, a production company under Petra Group, a global conglomerate run by Malaysian businessman Vinod Sekhar. Produced for an estimated cost of around US$1 million, the film was the studio's debut project.[3][4]

Release

The film's New York Premiere was at the 22nd New York Asian Film Festival in the 'Beyond Borders' section on 17 July 2023.[5][6]

Awards and nominations

Sahal Zaman won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer for his role in The Sunny Side of the Street
Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
59th Golden Horse Awards Best Narrative Feature The Sunny Side of the Street Nominated [7]
Best Leading Actor Anthony Wong Won
Best New Director Lau Kok Rui Won
Best New Performer Sahal Zaman Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Lau Kok-rui Won
Best Cinematography Leung Ming Kai Nominated
Audience Choice Award The Sunny Side of the Street Nominated
FIPRESCI Prize The Sunny Side of the Street Nominated
NETPAC Award The Sunny Side of the Street Nominated
Observation Missions for Asian Cinema Award The Sunny Side of the Street Nominated
41st Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Anthony Wong Nominated [8]
Best New Performer Sahal Zaman Won
Best Screenplay Lau Kok Rui Nominated
Best New Director Nominated

References

  1. ^ "The Sunny Side of the Street". Marché du Film. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival | The Sunny Side of the Street". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. ^ Wong, Silvia. "How 'Borrowed Time' and 'The Sunny Side Of The Street' rose through the HAF ranks". Screen. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ "'The Sunny Side of the Street' touches on immigrant realities, optimism and resilience". The Vibes. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ^ "The Sunny Side of the Street: 22nd New York Asian Film Festival". NYAFF. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  6. ^ "New York Asian Film Festival 2023". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong film 'Limbo' leads Golden Horse Award nominations - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Nomination List of The 41st Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 18 April 2023.