Overheard 2

Overheard 2
Overheard 2
Directed by	Alan Mak; Felix Chong
Written by	Alan Mak; Felix Chong
Produced by	Derek Yee
Starring	Louis Koo; Lau Ching-wan; Daniel Wu
Cinematography	Fletcher Poon; Chan Kwok-Hung; Jack Lam
Edited by	Curran Pang
Music by	Chan Kwong-wing
Production; companies	Sil-Metropole Organisation; Bona Entertainment; Pop Movies
Distributed by	Distribution Workshop
Release date	18 August 2011;
Running time	121 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Budget	HK$8 million
Box office	US$38,119,511

Overheard 2 is a 2011 Hong Kong crime thriller film produced by Derek Yee, written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong^[4] and starring Louis Koo, Lau Ching-wan and Daniel Wu. It is a sequel to the 2009 film Overheard where Koo, Lau and Wu play different roles with a different storyline, but the key elements of the first film are kept.

Production started in February^[1] and filming lasted for three months. A press conference was held during the 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival on 10 June.^[5] The film was released on 18 August in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore.^[6]

Cast

Louis Koo as Jack Ho Chi-keung (何智強), Senior Inspector of the Security Bureau
Lau Ching Wan as Manson Lo Man-sang (羅敏生), a Hong Kong stock broker
Daniel Wu as Joe Sze-ma Nim-cho (司馬念祖), a US Airforce veteran
Michelle Ye as Tsui Foon (徐歡), Jack Ho Chi-keung's wife
Huang Yi as Emily Kwok Lai-ping (郭麗萍), Manson Lo Man Sang's wife
Wilfred Lau as Tsui Hoi (徐海), Jack Ho Chi-keung's subordinate and Tsui Foon's younger brother
Kenneth Tsang as Tony Wong Sai-tung (黃世同)
Wu Fung as Sze-ma Cheung (司馬祥), Joe Sze-ma Nim-cho's father
Felix Lok as Jim Chan Chim (陳占)
Kong Ngai as Uncle Sing-wan (聖雲叔)
Alex Fong as Simon, a hotel manager
Kwok Fung as Lam Yun-kan (林潤柬)
Lisa Chiao Chiao as Mrs. Sze-ma (司馬太太), Joe Sze-ma Nim-cho's mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and resides in a sanatorium
Matt Chow as Ting (阿挺), Manson Lo Man-sang's subordinate
Dion Lam as Brother Kam (錦哥), Tony Wong Sai-tung's underling and a security expert
Patricia Tang

Award nominations

31st Hong Kong Film Awards
- Nominated: Best Film
- Nominated: Best Director (Alan Mak, Felix Chong)
- Nominated: Best Screenplay (Alan Mak, Felix Chong)
- Nominated: Best Actor (Lau Ching-wan)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Kenneth Tsang)
- Nominated: Best Cinematography (Fletcher Poon)
- Nominated: Best Film Editing (Curran Pang)
- Nominated: Best Sound Design (Kinson Tsang)
- Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Chan Kwong-wing)

References

^ ^a ^b "Production commences on Overheard 2".
^ "Overheard 2". entgroup.cn. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
^ "SIT YAN FUNG WAN 2 (OVERHEARD 2)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 131. ISBN 978-1908215017. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ "Cast Members Promote "Overheard 2" in Shanghai".
^ "IMDb release dates".

External links

Overheard 2 at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
Overheard 2 at Hong Kong Cinemagic
Overheard 2 at IMDb

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[commences-1] "Production commences on Overheard 2".

[2] "Overheard 2". entgroup.cn. Retrieved 22 April 2014.

[3] "SIT YAN FUNG WAN 2 (OVERHEARD 2)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 22 April 2014.

[4] Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 131. ISBN 978-1908215017. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[5] "Cast Members Promote "Overheard 2" in Shanghai".

[6] "IMDb release dates".

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