Thirty Years of Adonis

Thirty Years of Adonis is a 2017 film by the Hong Kong film-maker Scud, the production-crediting name of Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung. It is a story of a young man who is a Beijing Opera actor. He decides to pursue acting, and soon becomes a commercial sex worker for men and women. The movie explores several themes traditionally regarded as 'taboo' in Hong Kong society and features full-frontal male nudity in several scenes. It is the seventh publicly released films by Scud. The six other films are: City Without Baseball in 2008, Permanent Residence in 2009, Amphetamine in 2010, Love Actually... Sucks! in 2011, Voyage in 2013, and Utopians in 2015. The movie features footage from Utopians.[1] His eighth film, Naked Nation, is currently in production.[2]

Thirty Years of Adonis
三十儿立
Directed byScud
Written byScud
Produced byScud
StarringAdonis He Fei
Susan Shaw
Nora Miao
Amanda Lee
Bank Chuang
Eric East
Katashi
Cici Lee
Justin Lim
Alan Tang
Yu Sheng Ting
CinematographyNathan Wong
Edited byChui-Hing Chan
Music byShan Ho
Release date
  • 15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesHong Kong, Taiwan, China
LanguagesMandarin
Cantonese
English

Plot

Thirty Years of Adonis explores the philosophy of life and death, religious beliefs and karma through an erotically charged story. Yang Ke is a 30-year-old man who dreams of becoming a famous Beijing Opera actor. He is an attractive man who can effortlessly charm both men and women. However, his fate leads him to the underworld as he joins a cult-like society of masculine sex workers. Despite his faith and his willingness to give, he remains a prisoner to his karma. Hell awaits when heaven seems near, and the ultimate truth is revealed in a heart-breaking moment from which there is no return.

Cast
  • Adonis He Fei as Yang Ke
  • Susan Shaw
  • Nora Miao
  • Amanda Lee
  • Bank Chuang
  • Eric East
  • Katashi
  • Cici Lee
  • Justin Lim
  • Alan Tang
  • Yu Sheng Ting

Production

Although some of the scenes were unmistakably filmed in casinos in Macau, the streets of Hong Kong and temples in Thailand, Thirty Years of Adonis purportedly blurs geographical boundaries by portraying characters speaking different languages and practising different cultures. In addition, the background of the protagonist Ke—born in Shandong and working in a Peking Opera troupe—further confers a sense of universality upon the social issues the film touches on.

Languages

In the movie, four languages are spoken: Hokkien, Mandarin, Cantonese and English.

See also

References
  1. "Interview: Scud talks Thirty Years of Adonis and More". FilmDoo. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  2. Gareth Johnson (11 January 2018). "Scud: "I'm reluctant to call Hong Kong home"". Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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