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A Witness Out of the Blue

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A Witness Out of the Blue
Film poster
Traditional Chinese犯罪現場
Simplified Chinese犯罪现场
Hanyu PinyinFàn Zuì Xiàn Chǎng
JyutpingFaan3 Zeoi3 Jin3 Ceong4
Directed byAndrew Fung
Written byAndrew Fung
Produced byDerek Yee
StarringLouis Koo
Louis Cheung
Jessica Hsuan
Cherry Ngan
Philip Keung
CinematographyKenny Tse
Edited byLaw Wing-cheung
Kelvin Chau
Music byPeter Kam
Production
companies
One Cool Film Production
Guang Dong Century Coast Pictures
Media Asia Films
Sun Entertainment Culture
Lian Ray Picturrs
Zhe Jiang Hengdian Film
Big Honor Entertainment
China Film Media Asia Audio Video Distribution
Beijing Jurongyouhe Technology
Sky Film International Entertainment
Guangdong Quasar Culture & Technology
Imagi International Holdings
Trillion Production
Tianjin Maoyan Writing Media
Shanghai Tao Piao Piao Movie & TV Culture
Leading PR & Promotion
Distributed byOne Cool Pictures (Hong Kong & Worldwide)
Edko Films (Hong Kong)
Release dates
  • 18 October 2019 (2019-10-18) (HKAFF)
  • 24 October 2019 (2019-10-24) (Hong Kong)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeUS$37.09 million[1]

A Witness Out of the Blue is a 2019 Hong Kong crime thriller film produced by Derek Yee and written and directed by Andrew Fung. The film stars Louis Koo as a robber who becomes a prime suspect of a new murder case in which the only witness is a talking parrot present during the scene. A Witness Out of the Blue premiered at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival on 18 October 2019[2] before it was theatrically released on 24 October 2019 in Hong Kong. The film was also shown at the International Film Festival Rotterdam from 28 January to 1 February 2020.[3]

Plot

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Sean Wong (Louis Koo) leads an armed robbery at a jewelry shop. Three months later, Wong's partner in crime, Homer Tsui (Deep Ng), is found dead inside an apartment and Chief Inspector Yip Sau-ching (Philip Keung) suspects Wong to be the culprit in the murder of Tsui. The only apparent witness to the murder case is a talking parrot that was present inside the apartment room during the crime scene. Wong sets out to find out the real murderer in order to clear his name and avenge his partner.

Cast

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  • Louis Koo as Sean Wong (汪新元)
  • Louis Cheung as Larry Lam (林法樑)
  • Jessica Hsuan as Joy Ting (丁喜悅)
  • Cherry Ngan as Charmaine Hui (許少梅)
  • Philip Keung as Yip Sau-ching (葉守正)
  • Fiona Sit as Cindy Yeung (楊見珊)
  • Patrick Tam as Bull Yiu (姚笙)
  • Andy On as Tony Ho (何兆東)
  • Ling Man-lung as Redhead (洪小武)
  • Sam Lee as Clark Au-yeung (歐陽剋儉)
  • Evergreen Mak as Crab (昌哥)
  • Power Chan as Donkey (大雄)
  • Tsui Kwong-lam as Uncle Monk (凱叔)
  • Annie Liu as Ms. Expert (special appearance)
  • Jacky Cai as Au-yeung's girlfriend (special appearance)
  • Ng Siu-hin as Handiwork (手作仔) (special appearance)
  • Deno Cheung as Lui Yau-piu (雷友彪)
  • Chan Kin-on as Internal affairs officer
  • Chan Lai-wan as Bull's mother
  • Amy Tam as Donkey's wife
  • Terry Zou as Harry (亨少)
  • Danny Chan as Bad guy
  • Aaron Chow as Food delivery guy
  • Ben Cheung as Keeper
  • Andrew Fung as Footballer
  • Law Wing-cheung as Cafe owner

Critical reception

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A Witness Out of the Blue received generally positive reviews. Edmund Lee of the South China Morning Post gave the film a score of 3.5/5 stars, praising the performances by Louis Koo and Louis Cheung, and describes the film as director Andrew Fung's best effort to date.[4] Gabriel Chong of Movie Xclusive gave the film a similar score of 3.5/5, praising Koo's commitment to his role and the well-paced mystery from start to end.[5] Andrew Chan of Film Critics Circle of Australia gave the film a score of 7.5/10 on his blog, praising the performances by the cast and sums up the film as "an effective crime thriller that lacks a sharpening cutting edge."[6]

Awards and nominations

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Ceremony Category Recipient Results
39th Hong Kong Film Awards[7] Best Actor Louis Koo Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Philip Keung Nominated
Best Action Choreography Jack Wong Nominated
Best Cinematography Kenny Tse Nominated
Best Film Editing Law Wing-cheung, Kelvin Chau Nominated
Best Art Direction Chet Chan Nominated
3rd Kongest Film Awards[8] My Favorite Hong Kong Film A Witness Out of the Blue Nominated
Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild Awards 2020 Recommend Screenplay Award Andrew Fung Nominated
Best Film Character Award Louis Cheung Nominated
3rd Movie6 Film Awards Best Film A Witness Out of the Blue Won
Best Director Andrew Fung Won
Best Actor Louis Koo Nominated
Louis Cheung Nominated
Best Actress Jessica Hsuan Won
Best Supporting Actor Philip Keung Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Fiona Sit Nominated
Vote for Hong Kong Movies Awards 2020 Best Actor Louis Koo Won
Best Supporting Actor Philip Keung Won

References

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  1. ^ "A Witness Out of the Blue - Box Office Mojo".
  2. ^ "PRE-FESTIVAL SCREENINGS 前哨活動 A WITNESS OUT OF THE BLUE 犯罪現場". Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ "A Witness Out of the Blue - IFFR".
  4. ^ Lee, Edmund (23 October 2019). "A Witness out of the Blue film review: Louis Cheung plays bumbling detective in offbeat Hong Kong murder mystery". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. ^ Chong, Gabriel. "A Witness Out of the Blue (2019) Review". Movieexclusive.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Film Review: A Witness Out of the Blue 犯罪現場 (2019) - Hong Kong". November 2019.
  7. ^ "Nomination list of The 39th Hong Kong Film Awards".
  8. ^ "【第三屆最港電影大獎(2)】入圍名單出爐！ 《幻愛》《金都》各攬四提名". Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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