The Sunny Side of the Street (film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Sunny Side of the Street
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
| t = 白日青春
| s = 白日青春
| p = Bái rì qīng chūn
| j =
| l = Daytime Youth}}
| image = The Sunny Side of the Street film.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = Lau Kok Rui
| producer = Vinod Sekhar
Winnie Tsang
Soi Cheang
Peter Yam
| writer = Lau Kok-rui
| starring = Anthony Wong
Sahal Zaman
Inderjeet Singh
Kiranjeet Gill
Sohail Saghir
| music =
| cinematography = Leung Ming Kai
| editing = Matthieu Laclau
Tsai Yann-shan
| studio = Petra Films
Thousand Sails Pictures
70 Plus Production Company
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2022|11|15|Taipei Golden Horse|df=yes}}
| country = Hong Kong{{cite web |title=The Sunny Side of the Street |url=https://www.marchedufilm.com/projects/the-sunny-side-of-the-street/ |website=Marché du Film |access-date=27 September 2022}}
| language = Cantonese
Urdu
}}
The Sunny Side of the Street ({{lang-zh|白日青春}}) is a 2022 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Lau Kok Rui. The feature debut of Malaysia-born Lau Kok-rui, the film tells the story of a Hong Kong-born Pakistani refugee boy who forms an unexpected bond with a local taxi driver.
Cast
- Anthony Wong
- {{ill|Sahal Zaman|zh|林諾}}
- Endy Chow
- Inderjeet Singh
- Kiranjeet Gill
- Sohail Saghir
- {{ill|Lawrence Lau Shek Yin|zh|劉錫賢}}
- {{ill|Tai Bo (actor)|lt=Tai Bo|zh|張嘉年|ko|타이바오}}
- Joe Cheung
- Felix Lok
- Patra Au
- {{ill|Fire Lee|zh|火火}}
- Yuvraj Singh
Production
The Sunny Side of the Street was produced mainly by Petra Films, a production company under Petra Group, a global conglomerate run by Malaysian businessman Vinod Sekhar. Produced for an estimated cost of around US$1 million, the film was the studio's debut project.{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Silvia |title=How ‘Borrowed Time’ and ‘The Sunny Side Of The Street’ rose through the HAF ranks |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/how-borrowed-time-and-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-rose-through-the-haf-ranks/5168451.article |website=Screen |access-date=27 September 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=‘The Sunny Side of the Street’ touches on immigrant realities, optimism and resilience |url=https://www.thevibes.com/articles/culture/56707/the-sunny-side-of-the-street-touches-on-immigrant-realities-optimism-and-resilience |website=The Vibes |access-date=27 September 2022 |language=en |date=20 March 2022}}
Release
The film's New York Premiere was at the 22nd New York Asian Film Festival in the 'Beyond Borders' section on 17 July 2023.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nyaff.org/nyaff23/films/the-sunny-side-of-the-street|title=The Sunny Side of the Street: 22nd New York Asian Film Festival|publisher= NYAFF |access-date=July 11, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.filmlinc.org/festivals/new-york-asian-film-festival-2023/#films |title=New York Asian Film Festival 2023|publisher= Film at Lincoln Center |access-date= 11 July 2023}}
Awards and nominations
File:林諾.png for his role in The Sunny Side of the Street]]
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|18280126}}
- {{facebook|thesunnysideofthestreet.film|The Sunny Side of the Street}}
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Category:Hong Kong drama films
Category:2020s Hong Kong films