| Three Husbands | |||||||||||
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| Director: | Fruit Chan | ||||||||||
| Producer: | Fruit Chan Doris Yang Sammi Chan Chan Wai Keung | ||||||||||
| Screenplay: | Fruit Chan Jason Lam Kee To | ||||||||||
| Starring: | Zeng Meihuizi[1] Peter Chan | ||||||||||
| Narrators: | --> | ||||||||||
| Music: | Chan Chi Yeung Nip Kei Wing | ||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Benny Chan Ka Shun | ||||||||||
| Editing: | Sup Fat Tin | ||||||||||
| Runtime: | 101 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language: | Cantonese | ||||||||||
Three Husbands is a 2018 Hong Kong film directed by Fruit Chan, starring Zeng Meihuizi and Peter Chan. It is the last instalment of his "Prostitute trilogy" which Chan directed from 2000 to 2018. The other two movies in the trilogy are Durian Durian (Qin Hailu as lead actress, 2000) and Hollywood Hong Kong (Zhou Xun as lead actress, 2001).[2] [3] [4] The three lead actresses starring in his "Prostitute trilogy" were nominated as Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for their respective role in a film of the trilogy, and Qin Hailu won the award for her role in Durian Durian.
The film premiered at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival on 26 October 2018.[5]
In her boldest performance yet, Zeng Meihuizi stars as a woman who lives on the sea with her three husbands. With an overactive libido, she heartily devotes herself to her work as a prostitute. As in the trilogy's two previous films, Chan uses the world's oldest profession to satirise the state of contemporary Hong Kong.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .[6]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Chloe Maayan | |||
| Grand Prix | Three Husbands (directed by Fruit Chan) | |||
| 2019 | Chloe Maayan | |||
| Best Director | Fruit Chan | |||
| Best Newcomer | Peter Chan | |||
| Best Film | Three Husbands | |||
| Best Director | Fruit Chan | |||
| Best Actress | Chloe Maayan | |||
| Best Screenwriter | Fruit Chan, Lam Kei-to | |||
| Best Films | Three Husbands | |||
| Best Director | Fruit Chan | |||
| Best Actress | Chloe Maayan | |||
| Best New Performer | Peter Chan | |||