Soi Cheang

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Soi Cheang
File:SOI CHEANG (鄭保瑞) 2023-10-19 P2.jpg
Cheang in October 2023
Born Cheang Pou-soi
(1972-07-11) 11 July 1972 (age 52)
Portuguese Macau
Nationality Hong Konger
Other names Bob Cheng
Occupation
Notable work Full list

Soi Cheang (born 11 July 1972), also known as Bob Cheng or by his birth name Cheang Pou-soi,[lower-alpha 1] is a Macau-born Hong Kong filmmaker.[1][2] Known for his contribution to action crime films, his works Motorway (2012), Limbo (2021) and Mad Fate (2023) earned him three Best Director nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards, which he won for the latter.

Cheang's films have regularly appeared at international film festivals; for examples, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) was selected to be in the Official Selection (Midnight Screening) of the Cannes Film Festival,[3] Mad Fate (2023) and Limbo (2021) were selected to be in the Berlinale Special section of Berlin International Film Festival,[4][5] and Accident (2009) was selected to be in Competition section of Venice Film Festival.[6]

In addition to directing action crime films, Cheang was also directed The Monkey King trilogy, in which he produced the latter. His other works, included Paradox (2017) and I'm Livin' It (2019), earned him two Best Film nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards, as well as The Sunny Side of the Street (2022), earned him the Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature nomination, respectively.

Filmography

This is a list of films which Cheang has participated, others are noted.[7][8]

Year Film Credit Notes
Director Producer
1999 Our Last Day Yes No N/A
The House of No Man Yes No Also as story writer
Beach Girl Yes No N/A
2000 Diamond Hill Yes No Also as screenwriter
2001 Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster Yes No
2002 New Blood Yes No
2003 The Death Curse Yes No N/A
2004 Love Battlefield Yes No N/A
Hidden Heroes Yes No N/A
2005 Home Sweet Home Yes No N/A
2006 Dog Bite Dog Yes No N/A
2007 Shamo Yes No N/A
2009 Accident Yes No N/A
2012 Motorway Yes No Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
2014 The Monkey King Yes No N/A
2015 SPL 2: A Time of Consequences Yes No N/A
Two Thumbs Up No Yes N/A
2016 The Monkey King 2 Yes No N/A
2017 Paradox No Yes Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
The Brink No Yes N/A
2018 The Monkey King 3 Yes Yes N/A
2019 I'm Livin' It No Yes Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
2020 Double World No Yes N/A
2021 Limbo Yes No Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
2022 The Sunny Side of the Street No Yes Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature
2023 Cyber Heist No Yes N/A
Mad Fate Yes Executive Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Dust to Dust No Yes N/A
2024 Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In Yes Executive N/A

Notes

  1. ↑ Chinese: 鄭保瑞; Jyutping: zeng6 bou2 seoi6

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