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==Profile==<br />
* '''Movie:''' Breeze of July<br />
* '''Chinese:''' 七月好风 (Chut yuet ho fung)<br />
* '''Director:''' [[Stanley Tam]]<br />
* '''Writer:''' [[Wai Chan]], [[Stanley Tam]]<br />
* '''Producer:''' Yan Yan Mak, Stanley Tam, Wendy Chan<br />
* '''Cinematographer:''' Jason Kwan<br />
* '''World Premiere:''' September 23, 2007 (Hong Kong Asian Film Festival)<br />
* '''Theatrical Release:''' May 16, 2008 (Hong Kong)<br />
* '''Runtime:''' 95 min<br />
* '''Language:''' Cantonese<br />
* '''Country:''' Hong Kong<br />
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==Plot==<br />
A credit notice from a debt collector seems to Lan-xian like the final straw in a dead-end life. Fleeing to Shanghai, the place where her mother grew up, she meets her childhood best friend Da-tou. Learning from the story of her mother’s past and recollections of childhood memories, Lan-xian finally grows up and gains the courage not to run away in the face of obstacles<br />
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==Director's Notes==<br />
From beginning to end, this film accompanied me for three years and eight months of my life. I'm not from Shanghai, nor do I speak the dialect. For more than 10 years, I've been to many parts in China; from advanced cities like Beijing to backward mountain regions, but I've never been to Shanghai. I felt nervous when people asked me why I wanted to make a film about Shanghai and Hong Kong. Falling for a story is like falling for a person you may not be able to explain exactly what you like about them. Slowly, though, you will begin to appreciate their virtue.<br />
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Some time before shooting commenced, as I revised the script, I tried to visualize the images. Then we had a hellish shooting schedule of five days in Shanghai followed by five days in Hong Kong. When the story was transformed from words to sound and images, I was able to explain more clearly about why I liked Breeze of July. It depicts the freedom of youth, relationship with one' parents, feelings for a home, and of course, the dilemma of love. Watching the images on the computer screen, I realized at that moment that Breeze of July is very much about me. <br />
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As my hairline receded, my first feature film was born. I sincerely thank all my friends who have contributed to and care about this film and me. -- Stanley Tam<br />
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==Notes==<br />
# Adapted from the short story of same name by Hong Kong novelist Chan Wai.<br />
# Film explores themes of identity and family roots. <br />
# Film was shot for 5 days in Shanghai and 5 days in Hong Kong.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Monie Tung]] - Lan-Xin<br />
* [[Sammy Leung]] - Big Head<br />
* [[Kam-wah Koo]] - Auntie Lan<br />
* [[Dean Fujioka]] - Michito (Japanese ex-change student)<br />
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