Sparrow(Movie, 2008)

Name: Sparrow
Genre: Thriller, Comedy
Released: 2008
Duration: T01:27:00
Rating: 3.3

Original title: "文雀" (Chinese (Cantonese)/CN)

1h 27min | Genres: Thriller, Comedy

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 29 votes)

Sparrow (Chinese: 文雀; pinyin: Wen que; Cantonese Yale: Man4 jeuk3) is a 2008 Hong Kong caper film produced and directed by Johnnie To. The film stars veteran Milkyway Image cast and crew alumni Simon Yam, Gordon Lam, Law Wing-cheung and Kenneth Cheung as a small gang of pickpockets, with each member being mysteriously approached by a beautiful Taiwanese woman (Kelly Lin) with a hidden agenda. Sparrow remained in pre-production for three years from 2005 to 2008, with To shooting the film in between other projects. The film was selected in competition at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival, premiering during the festival in February 2008. It was released in Hong Kong on 19 June 2008. ()

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About Sparrow

Kei is the experienced leader of a team of pickpockets — also known as "Sparrows" in HK slang. He enjoys a carefree lifestyle taking photos. One day a dashing beauty, Chun-Lei, suddenly appears in Kei's viewfinder. Kei is mesmerized. But behind Chun-Lei's attractive facade lies a mysterious past and a mission to set herself free.

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Trailer for Sparrow + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Sparrow | 2008 Trailer - Simon Yam, Kelly Lin(Trailer, 2:10)

Additional Information

Production country: Hong Kong

Made by: Milky Way Image Company

Original language: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)

Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Translated into 10 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 06/19/2008

Cast: Simon Yam, Kelly Lin, Gordon Lam, Law Wing-cheung

Director: Johnnie To

Producer: Johnnie To

Director of Photography: Cheng Siu-Keung

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"スリ"

"Kieszonkowcy"

"Man Jeuk"

"The Sparrow"

Keywords: thief

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Sparrow(Movie, 2008)

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