34th HKIFF Kicks Off with Two Star-Studded Opening Galas – Crossing Hennessy and Like a Dream

34th HKIFF Kicks Off with Two Star-Studded Opening Galas – Crossing Hennessy and Like a Dream

The 34 th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) kicks off with two highly anticipated Hong Kong films – the World Premiere of Crossing Hennessy and the Gala Premiere of Like a Dream on March 21, 2010.

Crossing Hennessy　

Dir: Ivy Ho  2010  Cantonese  Colour  105min

Cast: Jacky Cheung, Tang Wei, Danny Lee, Paw Hee-ching

Crossing Hennessy is a tale of an unlikely friendship between two thirtysomethings, Oi-lin(Tang) and Loy(Cheung), who are set up on a blind date.

Like a Dream Dir: Clara Law 2009  Putonghua/English  Colour  118min

Cast: Daniel Wu, Yolanda Yuan

Like a Dreamis a romantic drama in which a Chinese-American, Max (Wu) travels to China to look for his imagined ideal love.

Eight more Hong Kong-produced films will celebrate their world premieres at the 34th HKIFF: Ex, Love in a Puff, La Comedie Humaine, Break Up Club, Fire of Conscience, 37, Gallants and Girl$. One of the key highlights include the Asian Premiere of Fritz Lang’s original cut of the science fiction masterpiece, Metropolis, with over 60% of tickets already sold within two weeks.