''Hong Kong Confidential'' ( lv, Amaya) is a 2010 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by
Latvian director
Māris Martinsons.
It was chosen as Latvia's submission for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the
83rd Academy Awards,
but it did not make the final shortlist.
Plot
Hong Kong
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: one week in one of the most exotic and picturesque cities of the world. The movie follows six characters whose lives are all connected in one way or another. The day of changes comes when Amaya (
Kaori Momoi
is a Japanese actress.
Life and career
Momoi was born in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of 12, she traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years, she returned to Tokyo. She graduated from Japan's Bungakuza School of D ...
) meets a charming
Englishman
The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language, a West Germanic language, and share a common history and culture. The English identity is of Anglo-Saxon origin, when they were known in ...
, Paul. Their encounter dramatically changes Amaya's perception of her cultural and personal identity. Their lives change forever. But one thing remains universal,
love
Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love o ...
.
Cast
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Kaori Momoi
is a Japanese actress.
Life and career
Momoi was born in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of 12, she traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years, she returned to Tokyo. She graduated from Japan's Bungakuza School of D ...
as Amaya
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Andrius Mamontovas as Paul
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Monie Tung
Monie Tung (; born 26 November 1980) is a Hong Kong film and television entertainer, programme host and stage actress.
Early life
Tung started in the industry when she was 6 years old, appearing in the children's television show ''430 Space Shut ...
as Jasmine
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Kristīne Nevarauska as Lori
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Lau Dan as Tao
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Hui Shiu Hung as Renshu
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Dexter Fletcher
Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English film director and actor. He has appeared in Guy Ritchie's ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', as well as in television shows such as the comedy drama '' Hotel Babylon'' and the HBO serie ...
as Frenchman
*
Laura Luīze Dzenīte as Kitty
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Margaret Cheung as Lang
See also
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List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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List of Latvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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2010 films
Hong Kong comedy-drama films
Latvian comedy-drama films
2010s English-language films
2010s Cantonese-language films
2010s Japanese-language films
2010 comedy-drama films
2010 multilingual films
English-language Hong Kong films
English-language Latvian films
2010s Hong Kong films
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