''Beijing Rocks'' (北京樂與路) is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by award-winning director
Mabel Cheung about the rock and roll music scene in Beijing. Starring
Shu Qi
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Daniel Wu, it was nominated for five
Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Picture and Best Cinematography.
Cast and roles
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Richard Ng
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Film and television career
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Shu Qi
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- Yang Yin
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Daniel Wu - Michael Wu
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Faye Yu
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Production and Blacklash
Director
Mabel Cheung began production in Beijing as of early 2000, interviewing indie rock bands in
Shucun,
Beijing
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However, on 14 October 2000, a list of 10 indie bands from the indie rock community in Shucun issued the "Shucun Statement" (樹村聲明).
/ref> It expressed the disappointment of the rock bands during the production process. "We could change a line or a character's hairstyle, but we cannot change the shallowness and the crave for novelty in commercial filmmaking, since we could not make the creator(of the film) understand why we make such music and lifestyle choices." The bands went on to proclaim the end of their involvement with the film to at least not kill off their own image.
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2001 films
Hong Kong drama films
2000s Cantonese-language films
2000s Mandarin-language films
Films set in Beijing
Films directed by Mabel Cheung
2000s Hong Kong films
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