''Voyage'' () is a 2013 film by the acclaimed Hong Kong film-maker ''

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, and also his first to be filmed mostly in the English language. It explores several themes traditionally regarded as 'taboo' in Hong Kong society in an unusually open, convention-defying way, and features full-frontal male nudity in several scenes. It is the fifth of seven publicly released films by Scud. The six other films are: '' City Without Baseball'' in 2008, ''

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'' in 2010, '' Love Actually... Sucks!'' in 2011, '' Utopians'' in 2015 and ''

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'' in 2017. The eighth film, ''Apostles'', was made in 2022, as was the ninth, ''Bodyshop'', but neither have yet been released. The tenth and final film, ''Naked Nations: Hong Kong Tribe'', is currently in production.

Plot

Voyage centres on a young psychiatrist (played by Ryo van Kooten) who leaves Hong Kong to embark on a long lone voyage from Hong Kong along the coast of South-East Asia to try to overcome the emotional turmoil he has experienced in his relationships with former clients. While travelling, he tries to come to terms with his experiences by making a detailed record of their stories, and decides to visit those places himself. The film's director, Scud, explained that the idea for the film "originated from my own thoughts about suicide. One time, I had thought about walking into the central Australian desert until I am exhausted and die in a miserable way. These thoughts caused me to think about similar people in this situation." He continued that "All of the episodes are independent of each other and the stories are based on real experiences which some of the actors appearing in the film have gone through. Having an international cast and locations around the world is appropriate because depression and suicide are universal themes".

Main cast

* Ryo van Kooten ... Ryo * Sebastian Castro ... Sebastian * Adrian Ron Heung ... Adrian * Leon Hill ... Ryo's Father * Haze Leung ... Ming *

Byron Pang Byron Pang Koon-kei () is a Hong Kong actor and former model of Jiexi, Guangdong Hakka descent. He first appeared as a runner-up contestant for Mr. Hong Kong in 2005. His appearances include the leading role in the 2010 film ''Amphetamine'' (a ...

... Yuan * Jason Poon ... Jip * Debra Baker ... Suzanna Schwaering *

Siu Yam-yam Siu Yam-yam (, born 17 August 1950), born Ngai Siu-ngan (倪小雁), is a Hong Kong actress. She has been active in the Hong Kong film industry since 1970. Filmography *''The Calling of a Bus Driver'' (2019) *''A Journey of Happiness'' (2019) * ...

... Lady Red * Linda So ... Linda So * Leni Speidel ... Leni

Making of Voyage

Filming of Voyage began in September 2011 in the city of

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in Germany, and was Scud's first film set outside Asia. It stars the Peruvian-Japanese American actor, singer and visual artist Sebastian Castro, very popular in Asia, who was also commissioned to produce some original art for the film. Voyage features many of Scud's colleagues from previous films, such as the actors

, Haze Leung, Adrian "Ron" Heung, and Linda So, as well as several technical staff, such as the Director of Photography, Charlie Lam, who worked on Scud's 2010 film ''

''. During filming, Scud said, "I am really enjoying shooting in Europe because people are so film-friendly.. I can see myself coming back to film again in Europe". The German episode includes appearances by the UK actress Debra Baker (Junkhearts) and the German actress Leni Speidel, who was also the Production Manager for filming in Europe.

DVD

A two-disc Sky Digi Entertainment (Taiwan) edition of ''Voyage'' was released internationally on DVD on 29 September 2014.

Films by the same director/producer

References

External links

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