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Missbehavior

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Missbehavior
Directed byPang Ho-cheung
Written byPang Ho-cheung
Sunny Lau
Produced bySubi Liang
CinematographyJam Yau
Edited byWenders Li
Music byWong Ngai-lun
Janet Yung
Production
company
Making Film
Running time
88 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Missbehavior (Chinese: 恭喜八婆; Jyutping: gung1 hei2 baat3 po4; pinyin: Gōngxǐ Bāpó) is a 2019 Hong Kong film by Pang Ho-cheung. It is co-written by Pang and Sunny Lau.

Plot

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After June accidentally served her boss's breast milk to a client, she assembles a group of her estranged friends on WeChat to find a replacement bottle before her boss leaves.

Cast

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Production

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The film was shot over 14 days with a heavy use of improvisation.[1]

Release and reception

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It was released over Chinese New Year. Edmund Lee of the South China Morning Post gave the film three of five stars and wrote that while he liked the wordplay humour the script was "hit or miss".[1] Arturo Arredondo for the Georgia Asian Times gave the film four out of five stars, praising the cast's acting and improvisational skills.[2] Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film's blend of coarse and witty humor but noted its regional Hong Kong idiosyncrasies as a barrier for international appeal.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lee, Edmund (29 January 2019). "Missbehavior film review: Pang Ho-cheung's Chinese New Year comedy on the quirks of human relationships". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ^ Arredondo, Arturo (3 December 2020). "Film Review: Missbehavior – Pang Ho Cheung's surprising comedy with social commentary". Georgia Asian Times. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (19 February 2019). "'Missbehavior' ('Gung hei bat pou'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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