Claustrophobia (2008 film)

Claustrophobia
Directed by	Ivy Ho
Produced by	Cary Cheng William Kong Yee Chung-Man
Written by	Ivy Ho
Starring	Karena Lam Ekin Cheng
Music by	Anthony Chue
Cinematography	Lee Pin-Bing
Edited by	Kong Chi-Leung
Production company	Irresistible Films
Distributed by	Irresistible Films
Release dates	26 October 2008 (2008-10-26) (HKAFF) 12 February 2009 (2009-02-12) (Hong Kong)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Claustrophobia (simplified Chinese: 亲密; traditional Chinese: 親密) is an 2008 Hong Kong romantic drama film directed by Ivy Ho.

Synopsis

Pearl (Karena Lam) has quietly fallen in love with her boss Tom (Ekin Cheng), who’s married with a family. Without warning, Tom asks Pearl to interview for another job. Wounded, Pearl demands that Tom terminate her. The gauntlet has been thrown down. In a space as small, crowded and claustrophobic as the office, love doesn’t grow - it incubates and breeds, like a virus.

Cast

• Karena Lam as Pearl
• Ekin Cheng as Tom
• Felix Lok as Karl
• Eric Tsang as Dr. Chiu
• Andy Hui as Ken
• Derek Tsang as John
• Chucky Woo as Jewel
• Ben Wong as Michael

Release

• Tokyo International Film Festival 23 October 2008
• Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 26 October 2008
• Berlin International Film Festival 10 February 2009
• Hong Kong Wide Release 12 February 2009
• San Francisco International Film Festival May 2009

Awards and nominations

15th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards

• Won: Best Screenplay (Ivy Ho)
• Film of Merit

28th Hong Kong Film Awards

• Nominated: Best Screenplay (Ivy Ho)
• Nominated: Best Actress (Karena Lam)
• Nominated: Best New Director (Ivy Ho)

External links

• Chan mat at IMDb
• Claustrophobia at the Hong Kong Movie Database
• Claustrophobia at the Hong Kong Cinemagic