Featured, Home, Movie News

“The Midnight After” Available On DVD & Digital June 21

Innovative Director Fruit Chan (“Made in Hong Kong,” “Durian Durian”) seamlessly blends a variety of genres — including mystery, thriller, sci-fi and comedy — for the critically-acclaimed, end-of-the-world satire, “The Midnight After,” debuting June 21st on DVD and digital from Well Go USA Entertainment. Variety’s Maggie Lee noted that “Fruit Chan bends genre like it’s putty in his hands, distilling the macabre from the everyday and making the apocalyptic seem absurdly matter-of-fact.”

In Hong Kong, a group of 16 people on a city bus emerge from a tunnel to find the entire population of the city has vanished. Based on a cult internet novel by “Mr. Pizza,” the film follows the eclectic group as they deal with horrific discovery. The cast includes Simon Yam (“Kill Zone 2”), Wong You Nam (“IP Man”), Janice Man (“Turning Point 2”), Kara Hui (“Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down”), Chui Tien You (“Contagion”), Lam Suet (“Kung-Fu Hustle”), Vincci Cheuk (“Kick Ass Girls”), Lee Sheung Ching (“Stool Pidgeon”), Sam Lee (“Lost in Hong Kong”) and Cherry Ngan (“Mojin: The Lost Legend”).

Following its premiere at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival, “The Midnight After” was nominated for eight Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor & Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects and Best Screenplay, winning for Original Film Score. In addition, the film received Best Picture and Best Director nods at the 2015 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards.

Available on DVD & Digital June 21st

 
3D-MA

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

James McDonald

Originally from Dublin, Ireland, James is a Movie Critic with 40 years of experience in the film industry as an Award-Winning Filmmaker. He is also a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association.