Suk Suk Explained

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C:叔．叔
Director:Ray Yeung
Producer:Michael J. Werner
Teresa Kwong
Sandy Yip
Chowee Leow
Stan Guingon
Starring:Tai Bo
Ben Yuen
Patra Au
Music:Veronica Lee
Cinematography:Leung Ming Kai
Editing:William Chang
Nose Chan
Studio:New Voice Film Productions
Runtime:92 minutes
Country:Hong Kong
Language:Cantonese

Suk Suk (the title means "Uncle" in Cantonese)[1] is a 2019 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Ray Yeung. It presents the story of two secretly homosexual married men in their twilight years. The film was selected to compete in the Panorama section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Plot

Pak, a 70-year-old taxi driver who refuses to retire, meets Hoi, a retired 65-year-old single father at a park. Despite the families that they had built, the encounter sparks a desire that they had both suppressed and leads to a contemplation of a life together.

Cast

Release

The original title "Suk Suk" was changed to "Twilight's Kiss" for USA and Canada by North American distributor Strand Releasing.

The original title "Suk Suk" was changed to "Un Printemps a Hong Kong" for France by French distributor Epicentre Films.[12]

The original title "Suk Suk" was changed to "Suk Suk - Um Amor em Segredo" for Brazil by Brazilian distributor Vitrine Filmes[11]

The film was showcased in 'LGBTQ+ Visions & Horizon: Queer Unbound at NYAFF' at the 23rd New York Asian Film Festival on July 14, 2024.[13]

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film approval rating based on reviews, with an average rating of .[14] According to Metacritic, which sampled six critics and calculated a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, the film received "generally favorable reviews".[15]

Elizabeth Kerr from The Hollywood Reporter describes Suk Suk as Ray Yeung's "most accomplished, mature film to date, and Yeung demonstrates a keen eye for the social dynamics that impact us and how we respond to them, and finds space to bask in the simple pleasures, basic generosity and the safety net that is family while simultaneously dealing with homophobia, ageism and faith."[16] Wendy Ide from Screen Daily described Suk Suk as "a gentle, understated storytelling with subtly observant camerawork to match".[17] Zhuo-Ning Su from The Film Stage writes, "In lucid, carefully non-judgmental strokes, Yeung recreates the easy familiarity of (hetero-normative) family life that both men have gotten used to."[18] Sight & Sound indicates, "Suk Suk is a loving, considerate tale of queer love in later life. Elaborating an affair between two elderly men in present-day Hong Kong, Ray Yeung proves himself as an astute observer of human affection and social obligation in his third feature film."[19] Alissa Simon from Variety describes, "Strong performances by veterans Tai Bo and Ben Yuen make the protagonists’ struggle concrete and affecting."[20]

Awards and nominations

!Award!Category!Recipient(s)!Result!Ref.
Best Feature FilmRay Yeung[21]
56th Golden Horse AwardsBest Feature FilmSuk Suk [22]
Best Original ScreenplayRay Yeung
Best Leading ActorBen Yuen[23]
Best Leading ActorTai Bo
Best Supporting ActressPatra Au
Hong Kong Directors Guild AwardsBest ActorTai Bo[24]
Hong Kong Screenwriters’ Guild AwardsBest Screenplay Ray Yeung[25]
Best Role in a Screenplay Tai Bo
Best Role in a Screenplay Patra Au
Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest Film Suk Suk[26]
Best Actor Tai Bo[27]
Best Screenplay Ray Yeung[28]
Best DirectorRay Yeung[29]
Best ActorBen Yuen[30]
39th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ActorTai Bo[31]
Best Supporting ActressPatra Au[32]
Best PictureSuk Suk[33]
Best DirectorRay Yeung
Best ScreenplayRay Yeung
Best Supporting ActorLo Chun Yip
Best New PerformerPatra Au
Best Film EditingWilliam Chang & Nose Chui Hing Chan
Best Costume & Make Up DesignAlbert Poon
Renaissance AwardsBest Drama Suk Suk[34]
Kongest Film AwardsBest Film Suk Suk
Best ActorBen Yuen
Wicked Queer Boston LGBT Film FestivalJury Award: Best Narrative FeatureTwilight's Kiss[35]
To Ten Chinese Films FestivalYouth Film Handbook: Outstanding Film Twilight's Kiss[36]
Youth Film Handbook: Best ActorBen Yuen[37]
Out on Film

Atlanta's LGBT Film Festival

Jury Award: Best International FilmTwilight's Kiss[38]
Jury Award: Best ActorTai Bo[39]
Audience Award: Best International FilmTwilight's Kiss[40]
Florence Queer FestivalBest Long Feature Film Twilight's Kiss
French: Festival International du Film Independent de Bordeaux|italic=noSpecial Mention: Best Feature Film Twilight's Kiss
GAZE Film Festival DublinAudience Award: Best FeatureTwilight's Kiss
Seoul International Pride Film FestivalBest Asian Feature Twilight's Kiss
Madrid LGBTQ International Film FestivalBest Actor Tai Bo
Best ActorBen Yuen
Amiens International Film FestivalSpecial Mention: Best Actor Tai Bo
Special Mention: Best Actor Ben Yeun
Asian Film AwardsBest Actor Tai Bo
Best Supporting ActorBen Yuen
Best Supporting ActressPatra Au
Asian American International Film FestivalAudience Choice Award: Best Narrative FilmTwilight's Kiss
Tel Aviv International LGBT Film FestivalHonorable Mention: Best FeatureTwilight's Kiss
Zinegoak Festival, Bilbao Spain Special Mention: Best Feature Film Suk Suk Suk Suk[41]
La Mostra Internacional de Cinema de Gai i Lesbià FIRE!!Audience Award: Best Feature Suk SukSuk Suk[42]
LGBT Film Fest of the Niemeyer Center, Spain Jury Award: Best Feature Film Suk SukSuk Suk[43]
Santo Domingo OutFest - Festival Internacional de Cine GLBTJury Award: Best Film Suk SukSuk Suk
Santo Domingo OutFest - Festival Internacional de Cine GLBTJury Award: Best Screenplay Ray Yeung Suk Suk
Santo Domingo OutFest - Festival Internacional de Cine GLBTJury Award: Best Performance Tai Bo Tai Bo
Queerties Awards 2022Best Indie Movie Twilight's KissTwilight's Kiss[44]
GLAAD Media Awards 2022Outstanding Feature - Limited ReleaseTwilight's Kiss[45]

Soundtrack

!Name!Performed by!Original Singer!Written by!Composed by
Gentle breeze and drizzleQing ShanLiu lanxiLin gongxinLin gongxin

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: English translation of 叔 (suk / suk1) - uncle in Cantonese. 2021-02-14. cantonese.dictionary.li.
  2. Web site: Berlinale Archive - Suk Suk. 12 December 2021. Berlinale.
  3. Web site: Busan International Film Festival. Busan International Film Festival. 13 November 2019.
  4. Web site: 'Suk Suk' set for February release in Taiwan. 2020-09-14. Taiwan News. 8 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Golden Scene. 2020-09-14. www.goldenscene.com.
  6. Web site: หนังผมไม่เล็กนะครับ. 2020-09-14. www.facebook.com. en.
  7. Web site: HKETO, Brussels promotes Hong Kong films at CinemAsia Film Festival in the Netherlands (with photos). 2020-09-09. www.info.gov.hk.
  8. Web site: Twilight's Kiss (Suk Suk). 2021-10-07. Strand Releasing. en-US.
  9. Web site: Epicentre Films Un Printemps à Hong Kong . 2023-11-10 . www.epicentrefilms.com.
  10. Web site: Suk Suk – Vitrine Filmes. 2021-10-07. en-US.
  11. Web site: SUK SUK – Um Amor Em Segredo – Vitrine Filmes. 2021-10-07. pt-BR.
  12. Web site:

    Epicentre Films:::::

    . 2020-12-02. www.epicentrefilms.com.
  13. Web site: 23rd New York Asian Film Festival: Schedule & Tickets. NYAFF . June 18, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  14. Web site: Twilight's Kiss (2019). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. .
  15. Web site: Twilight's Kiss Reviews. Metacritic. Red Ventures. 2021-02-24.
  16. Web site: 'Suk Suk': Film Review . The Hollywood Reporter. 7 October 2019 . 6 November 2019.
  17. Web site: 'Suk Suk'. Ide. Wendy. Screen. 13 November 2019.
  18. Web site: 'Suk Suk' Beautifully Captures a Late-Blossoming Queer Romance. 7 October 2019. The Film Stage. 13 November 2019.
  19. Web site: Nine discoveries from the 2020 Berlinale Sight & Sound. British Film Institute. en. 2020-03-28.
  20. Web site: 'Suk Suk': Film Review. Simon. Alissa. 2020-03-06. Variety. en. 2020-03-28.
  21. Web site: TEDDY AWARD 2020 Programme Magazine. 2020-09-15. Issuu. en.
  22. Web site: 【金馬獎2019】袁富華升呢挑戰影帝 僅兩部港產片入圍. 1 October 2019. 香港01. zh-HK. 1 October 2019.
  23. Web site: 台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. www.goldenhorse.org.tw. zh-TW. 6 November 2019.
  24. Web site: Tai Bo wins Best Actor award from the HK Film Directors' Guild. 2020-09-15. sg.style.yahoo.com. en-SG.
  25. Web site: Ray Yeung honoured with two awards by HK Screenwriters Guild. 2020-09-15. sg.style.yahoo.com. en-SG.
  26. Web site: 2020-01-20. Gay drama Suk Suk named 2019's best Hong Kong film by critics. 2020-09-15. South China Morning Post. en.
  27. Web site: 2020-01-20. Gay drama Suk Suk named 2019's best Hong Kong film by critics. 2020-09-15. South China Morning Post. en.
  28. Web site: Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards (2020). 2020-09-15. IMDb.
  29. Web site: Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards (2020). 2020-09-15. IMDb.
  30. Web site: Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards (2020). 2020-09-15. IMDb.
  31. Web site: 2020-05-06. Better Days sweeps 2020 Hong Kong Film Awards with eight wins. 2020-09-15. South China Morning Post. en.
  32. Web site: 2020-05-06. Better Days sweeps 2020 Hong Kong Film Awards with eight wins. 2020-09-15. South China Morning Post. en.
  33. Web site: 2020-02-12. Better Days, Fagara lead Hong Kong Film Awards nominations. 2020-09-15. South China Morning Post. en.
  34. Web site: Renaissance Foundation - Awards 2020. 2020-09-15. rfhk.org.hk.
  35. Web site: Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival. 2020-10-11. www.facebook.com. en.
  36. Web site: To Ten Chinese Films Festival (2020). 2020-10-10. IMDb.
  37. Web site: To Ten Chinese Films Festival (2020). 2020-10-10. IMDb.
  38. Web site: 2020-10-08. Out On Film Announces 2020 Jury and Audience Awards. 2020-10-10. Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. en-US.
  39. Web site: 2020-10-08. Out On Film Announces 2020 Jury and Audience Awards. 2020-10-10. Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. en-US.
  40. Web site: 2020-10-08. Out On Film Announces 2020 Jury and Audience Awards. 2020-10-10. Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. en-US.
  41. Web site: zinegoak historico. 2022-01-31. en.
  42. Web site: 2021-06-21. I els guanyadors del FIRE!! 2021 són.... 2022-01-31. Mostra FIRE!!. ca.
  43. Web site: 2021-06-27. 'Suk Suk' wins the Best Feature Film Award at the LGTBI Film Festival. 2022-01-31. Memesita. en-US.
  44. Web site: Indie Movie / The QUEERTIES 2022 / Vote Now. 2022-01-31. Queerty. en-US.
  45. GLAAD Announces Nominees For The 33rd Annual GLADD Media Awards. GLAAD. January 19, 2022.

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