The Last Dance
破·地獄
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE 澳洲首映
Directed by CHAN Mou Yin, Anselm 陳茂賢 | 2024 | 126 mins
In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles | 粵語 中英文字幕
Despite the pandemic sending most industries into recession, debt-ridden wedding planner Dominic gets a miraculous chance to turn things around when a funeral planner retires and passes the baton to him. His creative gimmicks for funerals help his business find unexpected success, but Dominic’s biggest obstacle is winning the approval of respected and sternly traditional Taoist priest, Master Man.
在疫情肆虐、生意冷清的時代背景下，婚禮策劃師道生無奈轉行成為葬禮經紀人。他與傳統喃嘸師傅文哥因理念不合，頻頻爆發衝突。但隨着一位特殊逝者的出現，文哥施以援手，讓道生親身體會到他與女兒文玥之間的溫情互動。這段經歷逐漸改變了道生對職業與生活的看法，令他重新審視人生，領悟到生命與死亡背後的深刻意義。
Sydney and Melbourne Special Guest
悉尼及墨爾本站特別嘉賓
Michelle Wai
衛詩雅
Michelle Wai, actress from Hong Kong, China. She rose to prominence in 2008 with her first movie " Happily Ever After", and has shot nearly fifty film and television works over the years. In 2017, her outstanding performance in the movie " The Sleep Curse" attracted much attention, and she was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for this film; in 2018, she was awarded the "China Film Most Promising Actress of the Year" at the 23rd Huading Awards. "Potential Actor". In the same year, she was nominated for the Hong Kong Screenwriters Guild-Best Role-play Award for "Lion Rock".
In 2021 and 2023, she acted in urban romance film "Ready o/r Knot" series directed by Director Anselm Chan, successfully portraying the contradictions that modern Hong Kong female face in marriage and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Among them, "Ready o/r Knot 2" was nominated for the Hong Kong Screenwriters Guild-Best Role-play Award and nominated for the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress.
衛詩雅，中國香港女演員。2008年拍攝首部電影作品《很想和你在一起》嶄露頭角，多年來拍攝近五十部影視作品。2017年，於電影《失眠》表現出色，備受觸目，更憑此片提名香港電影評論學會大獎「最佳女演員」：2018年，於第23屆華鼎獎獲頒「中國電影年度最具潛質演員」，同年憑《獅子山上》獲提名香港電影編劇家協會-最佳電影角色獎。
2021年及2023年拍攝陳茂賢導演執導的都市愛情電影《不日成婚》系列，成功演活了香港現代女生面對婚姻及家庭婆媳關係的矛盾。其中《不日成婚2》更榮獲提名香港電影編劇家協會-最佳電影角色獎及提名第42屆香港電影金像獎最佳女主角。
Thursday 28 November 7.00 PM (UTC+10)
Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 11
505/525 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Friday 6 December 9.00 PM (UTC+10)
ACMI - Cinema 2
Federation Square, Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Directors: CHAN Mou Yin, Anselm
導演：陳茂賢
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Anselm Chan Mou Yin is a renowned screenwriter within the Hong Kong film and television industry, an up-and-coming director, and a member of the Hong Kong Screenwriters Guild. Debut film is READY 0/R KNOT (2021) and the second is the sequel READY O/R ROT (2023). "The Last Dance" is his third film.
He is also the screenwriter of numerous television drama series over the years. His works include "Eight Heroes", "Fire Phoenix", "Central Affairs", "Central Affairs 2" , "The Proud Twins, "The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain", "Baoxue Lihua", "Project A", The Kung Fu Master Wong Fei Hung", just to name some of his well-loved classics. The first airing of "Central Affairs" obtained a 45% viewer rating, which was unheard of at the time. The next year came the sequel "Central Affairs 2", which also garnered spectacular ratings.
陳茂賢出生香港，是香港影視界著名編劇、新銳導演、香港編劇家聯會會員。2021年推出首部電影《不日成婚》口碑載道，續集《不日成婚2》翌年開拍，於2023年上映。《破．地獄》是他的第三部電影，嚴格意義上的第二部作品。
多年來，他也擔任多部電視劇的編劇， 作品包括《八大豪俠》、《浴火鳳凰》、《情陷夜中環》、《情陷夜中環2》《小魚兒與花無缺》、《雪山飛狐》、《暴雨梨花》、《PROJECT A》、《仁者黃飛鴻》等。《情陷夜中環》首播就獲得了45%的收視率，這在當時是聞所未聞的。 隔年推出續集《情陷夜中環2》，也獲得了驕人的收視率。