Sparrow

Celebrated film virtuoso Johnnie To serves up a colorful and jazzy heist-film. Sparrow is driven by music and body expressions rather than dialogue, and eventually it all erupts in a beautiful crime-dance through the streets of Hong Kong. The director uses retro elements, vintage props and gentleman-styled old-school pick-pocketing, thus giving the film a 1950’s feel. The bombastic result creates a unique cross between Ocean’s Eleven and Singing in the Rain.

Four pickpockets plunder the wallets of Hong Kong citizens. One day Kim, one of the thieves, discovers a sparrow in his apartment; something the rest of the group considers a bad omen. As it turns out, they are right. While out photographing, Kim accidentally takes a picture of a mysterious woman. They get entangled in a dangerous game when the woman requests their help in being set free from her husband. One by one, Kim and his friends are seduced into committing a crime for this possessive, enigmatic female.

Premiere Status
Swedish Premiere: Orig. title
Man Jeuk: Cast
Simon Yam, Kelly Lin, Lam Ka Tung, Lo Hoi Pang: Producer
Johnny To: Script
Chan Kin Chung, Fung Chih Chiang: Cinematography
Cheng Siu-Keung: Music
Fred Avril, Xavier Jamaux: Spoken language
Cantonese