Soi Cheang
Soi Cheang | |||
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Cheang in October 2023 | |||
| Born | Cheang Pou-soi 11 July 1972 | ||
| Other names | Bob Cheng | ||
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| Notable work | Full list | ||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭保瑞 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑保瑞 | ||
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Soi Cheang (born 11 July 1972), also known as Bob Cheng or by his birth name Cheang Pou-soi,[a] is a Macau-born Hong Kong filmmaker.[1][2] Known for his contribution to action crime films, his works Motorway (2012), Limbo (2021), Mad Fate (2023), and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) earned him four Best Director nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards, which he won for the latter two.
Cheang's films have regularly appeared at international film festivals; Accident (2009) was selected to be in Competition section of Venice Film Festival,[3] Limbo (2021) and Mad Fate (2023) were selected to be in the Berlinale Special section of Berlin International Film Festival,[4][5] and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) was selected to be in the Official Selection (Midnight Screening) of the Cannes Film Festival.[6]
In addition to directing action crime films, Cheang was also directed The Monkey King trilogy, in which he produced the latter. His other works, included Paradox (2017) and I'm Livin' It (2019), earned him two Best Film nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards, as well as The Sunny Side of the Street (2022), earned him the Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature nomination, respectively.
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | English title[7][8] | Original title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Our Last Day | ||
| The House of No Man | Also as story writer | ||
| Beach Girl | |||
| 2000 | Diamond Hill | Also as screenwriter | |
| 2001 | Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster | 恐怖熱線之大頭怪嬰 | |
| 2002 | New Blood | 熱血青年 | |
| 2003 | The Death Curse | 古宅心慌慌 | |
| 2004 | Love Battlefield | ||
| Hidden Heroes | |||
| 2005 | Home Sweet Home | 怪物 | |
| 2006 | Dog Bite Dog | 狗咬狗 | |
| 2007 | Shamo | 軍雞 | |
| 2009 | Accident | 暗殺 | |
| 2012 | Motorway | 車手 | |
| 2014 | The Monkey King | 西游記之大鬧天宮 | |
| 2015 | SPL II: A Time for Consequences | 殺破狼2 | |
| 2016 | The Monkey King 2 | 西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精 | |
| 2018 | The Monkey King 3 | 西遊記女兒國 | Also as producer |
| 2021 | Limbo | 智齒 | |
| 2023 | Mad Fate | 命案 | Also executive producer |
| 2024 | Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In | 九龍城寨之圍城 |
Other credits
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Love for All Seasons | Actor, credit as "Policeman" |
| 2015 | Two Thumbs Up | Producer |
| 2017 | Paradox | |
| The Brink | ||
| 2019 | I'm Livin' It | |
| 2020 | Double World | |
| 2022 | The Sunny Side of the Street | |
| 2023 | Cyber Heist | |
| Dust to Dust | ||
| 2025 | Behind the Shadows |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Golden Horse Awards | Best Director | Limbo | Nominated | [9] |
| 2013 | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Motorway | Nominated | [10] |
| 2022 | Limbo | Nominated | [11] | ||
| 2024 | Mad Fate | Won | [12] | ||
| 2025 | Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In | Won | [13] |
Notes
References
- ^ "Cheang Pou-soi at hkmdb.com". Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Cheang Pou-soi at chinesemov.com". Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "66th Venice Film Festival Venezia 66". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "Berlinale Program - Mad Fate". Archived from the original on 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Grater, Tom (February 11, 2021). "Berlinale Unveils Competition Line-Up: New Pics From Daniel Bruhl, Celine Sciamma, Radu Jude, Xavier Beauvois & Hong Sang-soo". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Les films de la Sélection officielle 2024". 11 April 2024. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Kevin Ma (16 June 2014). "Filmko launches RMB1 billion slate". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ Kevin Ma (14 May 2014). "Mei Ah takes four to Cannes". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "金馬獎第59屆 完整入圍名單 | 娛樂 | 中央社 CNA". www.cna.com.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "The 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards (2013)". Mtime.com Inc. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Edmund Lee (16 February 2022). "Hong Kong Film Awards 2022 nominations: Limbo, Anita, Drifting lead the race; Lam Ka-tung up for best actor in two movies". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "In Broad Daylight leads 2024 Hong Kong Film Awards nominations". South China Morning Post. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Wong, Silvia (14 February 2025). "'The Last Dance', 'Twilight Of The Warriors' lead Hong Kong Film Awards nominations". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
External links
- Soi Cheang at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Soi Cheang at IMDb