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It's a Women's World

1939

A sober, socially conscious ensemble portrait that asks you to sit with the everyday weight of women's lives.

Directed by
Esther Eng, Liu Shut
Genres
Drama
Starring
Violet Wong, Tai Hau-Ho, Mei-Lun Wu
Overview
The first Hong Kong produced film to feature an all-female cast of 36 actresses. The ambitious project follows its 36 female characters, all of whom occupy different social positions to highlight the harsh reality of living as a woman in a modern society.

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Directed by
Esther Eng, Liu Shut
Genres
Drama
Starring
Violet Wong, Tai Hau-Ho, Mei-Lun Wu
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • class
  • work
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Esther Eng, Liu Shut
Written by
Esther Eng, Liu Shut
Starring
Violet Wong, Tai Hau-Ho, Mei-Lun Wu, Wu Tip-Lai, Ha Bo-Lin, To Sam-Ku, Sin-Yu Chan, Chan Pui-Tso
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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