Opening Night: Office
Description
Master director Johnnie To, best known for his action and melodramatic extravaganzas, expands his genre repertoire with this musical about corporate corruption and intrigue featuring superstars Chow Yun-fat and Sylvia Chang and presented in spectacular 3-D. Adapted from Ms. Chang’s hit stage play Design for Living, Office is set amidst the initial public offering on a billion-dollar company in the wake of the global financial collapse of 2008. The company, run by CEO Miss Chang (Sylvia Chang) and guided behind the scenes by finance wizard and Chang’s mentor Ho Chung-ping (Chow Yun-fat), is poised to make the executives millions. But, as the company goes through an audit, the depth and ingenuity of their corrupt practices begins to come to light, threatening to derail the execs’ plans. With witty and flashy musical interludes and an attractive array of characters, Office entertains while presenting a timely critique of corporate capitalism and posing deeper questions about the status of wealth and labor.
Johnnie To was born in Hong Kong. He has directed and produced more than 50 films, including Breaking News (2004), Election (2005), Election 2 (2006), Exiled (2006), Mad Detective (2007), Life Without Principle (SFIFF 2012), Drug War (2012) Blind Detective (HKC 2013) and Don’t Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014).
Trailer
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Language Mandarin
Original Language Title 華麗上班族
Year 2015
Runtime 120
Country China/Hong Kong
Director Johnnie To
Producer Johnnie To, Sylvia Chang
Writer Sylvia Chang
Editor David Richardson
Cinematographer Cheng Siu Keung
Music Chan Fai Young
Cast Sylvia Chang, Eason Chan, Chow Yun Fat
Print Source China Lion Film Distribution