Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival: CJ7/Cheunggong 7 hou
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies' 16th Annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival "Beyond Walls" presents CJ7/Cheunggong 7 hou.
This film was directed by Steven Chow in Hong Kong/China in 2008. It is 86 minutes long and is in Cantonese with English subtitles.
In Hong Kong director Stephen Chow's hilarious new comedy, a poor laborer and his young son suffer the indignities of poverty in post-communist China until the father finds a new toy for his son at the local dump. When the toy morphs into a tiny, furry alien with magical powers, chaos ensues in this inventive romp.
About the festival:
The 16th Annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival showcases innovative major studio releases and independent films exploring life in the post-socialist, post-communist era since 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Soviet Union and its satellite East bloc regimes, and the opening of China. In fourteen events from February 11 to May 6, 2009, we feature provocative and entertaining films from Romania, Hungary, Russia, Cuba, Hong Kong, Israel, Lebanon, Korea, Germany, Turkey, China, and the Czech Republic. With a special focus on children and youth, several world and national premieres, visiting filmmakers, and a distinguished lecture, the Festival promises to engage audiences in lively debate and discussion.
