From the Queen to the Chief Executive
2001 · 102 min
Drama · Crime
★ 7.2Trailer
In 1985, Cheung Yau-ming was one of five miscreants involved in the brutal murder of a white couple. As he was still a juvenile, the court ordered him to be "detained at Her Majesty's pleasure," a clause in British law allowing the government to imprison young offenders for an indefinite period. The film picks up in 1997, with Yau-ming (now 28) being paid a visit by a girl named Cheung Yue-ling. With only six months to go before the Handover, Yau-ming and 22 other prisoners hope to have their sentences determined soon, fearing what might happen should the decision about what to do with them become the province of incoming Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
Crew
- Director Herman Yau
- Screenplay Yeung Yee-Shan
- Writer Yeung Yee-Shan
- Story Yeung Yee-Shan
- Director of Photography Puccini Yu Kwok-Ping
- Director of Photography Apple Kwan Pak-Suen
- Director of Photography Joe Chan Kwong-Hung
Cast
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Stephen Tang Shu-Wing
Councillor Leung Chung Ken
Jing Ai
Cheung Yue Ling
David Lee Wai-Sheung
Cheung Yau Ming
Herman Yau
Guitar player
Tony Chow Kwok-Chung
Legislative Council Chairman
Eddie Chan Shu-Chi
Councillor
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Yeung Kin-Chung
Leung Siu Chung
Ursula Wong Yue-Si
Leung Sau Yee
Tong Ka-Fai
1985's news presenter
Winnie Leung Man-Yee
Reporter
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Tong Wai-Hung
1985 convict
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Johnnie Guy
John's Father
Crew
- Director — Herman Yau
- Screenplay — Yeung Yee-Shan
- Writer — Yeung Yee-Shan
- Story — Yeung Yee-Shan
- Director of Photography — Puccini Yu Kwok-Ping
- Director of Photography — Apple Kwan Pak-Suen
- Director of Photography — Joe Chan Kwong-Hung
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