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  • Citizen King (2010)
  • 104 min | Drama
Citizen King (2010)
104 min | Drama

The title of this Hong Kong drama is an obvious take-off of Citizen Cane. Our Citizen King (Johnson Lee) is a down-and-out Chinese actor with the dream of make it in Hollywood because Hong Kong just doesn't get him. King meets a sleazy ...See moreThe title of this Hong Kong drama is an obvious take-off of Citizen Cane. Our Citizen King (Johnson Lee) is a down-and-out Chinese actor with the dream of make it in Hollywood because Hong Kong just doesn't get him. King meets a sleazy American producer who promises that if King can make an audition tape he will get him set up in Hollywood. King enlists martial arts legend Gordon Liu (Kill Bill) to help him create the performance of his lifetime. Part romance and part black comedy, Citizen King was shot in black and white and in English, which are highly atypical for Hong Kong movies. The filmmakers Johnson Lee and Ching Long pull together a mix bag of melodrama, black comedy, mocumentary and cinematic homage to an ironically compelling feature. Citizen King is truly a hyperbole of Hong Kong's identity crisis-a Chinese movie shot in English, and a good film about a bad actor. The romance between King and his biggest fan (Farini Chan) is particularly moving. Citizen King is undeniably a fascinating and unique item of Hong Kong cinema. Written by Anonymous See less
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Directors
Long Ching (as Ching Long) | Sze-Chit Lee (as Johnson Lee Si-jit)
Writer
Sze-Chit Lee (as Johnson Lee Si-jit)
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Updated May 21, 2010

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May 21, 2010 (Netherlands)

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Sze-Chit Lee
Kam Kwok Man Kam Kwok Man   See fewer
Chia-Hui Liu
Master Cheung Master Cheung   See fewer
Brian Thomas Burrell
Larry Mills Larry Mills   See fewer
Kwok-Lun Lee
Producer Producer   See fewer
Wing-Hin Au
Master Cheung Assistant Master Cheung Assistant   See fewer
Fanny Ip
Megan Megan   See fewer
Yee-tung Kwan
Bar Waitress Bar Waitress   See fewer
Lit Wai Leung
Master Cheung Assistant Master Cheung Assistant   See fewer
Alan Chun-Kwong Luk
Business Man Business Man   See fewer
Deborah Poon
Hotel Receptionist Hotel Receptionist   See fewer
Gill Mohindepaul Singh
Indian Reporter Indian Reporter   See fewer
Yiu-Ming Tai
Taxi-Driver Taxi-Driver   See fewer
Kate Tsim
Runner Runner   See fewer
Gurt Wong
Japanese Restaurant Waiter Japanese Restaurant Waiter   See fewer
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