Big Brother (2018 film)
Big Brother is a 2018 Hong Kong action drama film directed by Kam Ka-wai and starring Donnie Yen and Joe Chen. The film was released on 16 August 2018.
| Big Brother | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional | 大師兄 |
| Simplified | 大师兄 |
| Mandarin | Dà Shī Xiōng |
| Cantonese | Daai6 Si1 Hing1 |
| Directed by | Kam Ka-wai |
| Produced by | Wong Jing Connie Wong Donnie Yen |
| Screenplay by | Chan Tai-li |
| Starring | Donnie Yen Joe Chen Lok Man-kit Yu Kang |
| Music by | Day Tai |
| Cinematography | Ng Wing-yin |
| Edited by | Li Ka-wing |
Production company | Mega-Vision Project Workshop Beijing Bona Film Group Company Sun Entertainment Culture Er Dong Pictures Super Bullet Pictures Horgos Huanxing Entertainment Company Shanghai Bona Culture Media Company Mega-Vision Project Production |
| Distributed by | Mega-Vision Project Workshop |
Release date | 16 August 2018 |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | US$22.03 million[1] |
Cast
- Donnie Yen as Henry Chan (陳俠), instructor of Tak Chi Secondary School's 6B class who is an alumnus of the school himself. A troubled youth in the past, he was sent to the United States where he served as a soldier for the United States Army Special Forces. where he went through physiological trauma during war. He was persuaded by his former principal to teach at his alma meter, where he uses unconventional methods to help his students.
- Chaney Lin as child Henry Chan.
- Joe Chen as Leung Wing-sum (梁穎心), as honors class teacher at Tak Chi who is very patient with her students.
- Lok Ming-kit as Jack Li (李偉聰), Chan's student who lives with his grandmother after his parent's were killed in a car accident and works for Law after class hoping to buy a large home for his grandmother.
- Yu Kang as Kane Law (羅健英), a triad leader who wants to acquire Tak Chi's land. He was Chan's rival during their childhood where Chan broke his hand during a fight, forcing him to give up his passion of playing piano.
- Wen Zhi as child Kane Law
- Bruce Tong as Bruce Kwan (關啟程), Chan's student who has short attention span.
- Chris Tong as Chris Kwan (關啟賢), Chan's student and Bruce's younger brother who is addicted to online games due to his mother's abandonment and father's alcoholism.
- Gladys Li as Gladys Wong (王得男), Chan's student who is a tomboy who dreams to be a Formula One racer despite her family's objections.
- Gordon Lau as Gordon Hong (項祖發), Chan's student who is of Pakistani descent who loves to sing but faces discrimination due to his skin color.
- Dominic Lam as Patrick Lam (林國強), the current principal of Tak Chi Secondary School.
- Alfred Cheung as Chief Wong (黃高官)
- Bowie Wu as Fong Shu-yan (方樹人), the former principal of Tak Chi Secondary School who persuaded Chan to teach at his alma meter.
- Felix Lok as the Kwan brothers' father who turned to alcoholism due to his wife leaving him for a rich man and neglects communication with his sons as a result.
- Benjamin Au-yeung as Ben Sir, a teacher at Tak Chi.
- Billy Lau as Gladys' father who opposes his daughter to pursue her dream.
- Lee Fung as Jack's grandmother.
- Koo Tin-nung as Boss Cheung (張老闆)
Reception
Box office
The film grossed a total of US$22,029,250 worldwide, combining its box office gross from Hong Kong, China, North America and Australia.[1]
In Hong Kong, the film grossed HK$7,253,433 during its theatrical run from 16 August to 3 October 2018.[2]
In China, the film grossed a total of CN¥146,303,000 at the box office.[3]
Critical reception
Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com gave the film a score of 2.5 stars, criticizing some of the feel-good, but praises Donnie Yen's performance.[4]
See also
References
External links
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