CLOSING NIGHT
WE ARE FAMILY
(出租家人)
MIDWEST PREMIERE
Hong Kong | Comedy | 2022 | 100 minutes | In Cantonese w/English subtitles
Director: Benny Lau
Scriptwriters: Ashley Cheung Yin Kei, Wong Wing Hong, Benny Lau
Starring: Eric Tsang, Carlos Chan, Catherine Chau, Tien Niu
Director Benny Lau & actor Carlos Chan are scheduled to appear in-person for a film introduction and a post-film Q&A.
Additionally, Chan is the recipient of our BRIGHT STAR AWARD and the award ceremony will take place before the feature presentation.
SYNOPSIS:
RENT-A-FAMILY (出租家人) specializes in offering family and friends for rent. The company consists of Carlos, the founder; Catherine, the drama coach; and Chi Kwong, the passionate small-time actor. Carlos and Catherine disapprove of Chi Kwong's overwhelming care for their clients, but they begin to rethink the meaning of "Rent-a-Family" when they see the results of Chi Kwong's kindness...
Carlos Chan
Hong Kong actor Carlos Chan began his entertainment career in 2003, when he joined the International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship and subsequently signed with Emperor Entertainment Group. In 2008, he made his film acting debut with HAPPILY EVER ACTOR, playing the second male lead. He has since acted in over 40 films and television series. In 2016, his co-starring performance alongside Kara Wai in 2016’s HAPPINESS was praised as a major breakthrough performance for Chan, earning him the Best New Actor of the Year award at the 11th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum and a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Macau International Movie Festival. His performance in the 2018 TV series DADDY COOL made his popularity soar. His most recent performances in films such as READY O/R KNOT, RAGING FIRE, DETECTIVES VS SLEUTHS and THE GOLDFINGER have also been well-received.
Benny Lau
Benny Lau is a film director and screenwriter based in Hong Kong who is best known for exploring love and family relationships in his films. He made his first directorial debut with the feature film WONG KA YAN (2015), winning Lau the Best Director Award at the Mexico International Film Festival. In 2017, Lau made his second feature film WHEN SUN MEETS MOON, continuing the theme of capturing and exploring relationships with realism. The film won the Audience Award in the East Winds Film Festival. In September 2018, Lau filmed YOUR WORLD, WITHOUT ME in Sichuan, which was based on a true love story. The film was selected for the 2019 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival. In 2020, Lau took up the challenge of directing suspense movie BURNING. Later on, Lau tried his hand at television and directed the TV drama Parents League in 2021. The drama series, featuring the stories of kindergarten students and their parents in facing various challenges, was a critical and commercial success.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
7:00 PM
Doors open 30 minutes before screening.
AMC NEWCITY 14
1500 N. Clybourn Avenue Chicago, IL 60610
TEASER
THIS SCREENING IS PART OF OUR HONG KONG CINEMA SHOWCASE AND IS PRESENTED WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC & TRADE OFFICE NEW YORK.
