Yang yaokai

Yang yaokai

Yang yaokai, born in Hong Kong, is a screenwriter, director and producer in Hong Kong, China.

In 1998, he directed his first short film yellow fever. In 2006, he directed his first film "I love a brokeback". In 2011, he was the director and screenwriter of Derek and Lucas. In 2015, he wrote and directed the plot film "man's day on the cover". In 2019, he wrote and directed the plot film uncle, which won the best film award of the 26th Hong Kong film criticism Society Award. He was shortlisted for the best director award of the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Acting experience

He directed the first short film of yellow fever in 1998. In 2006, he directed his first film "I love a brokeback". In 2011, he was the director and screenwriter of Derek and Lucas. In 2012, he directed the short drama entanglement starring grant Chang. In 2015, he wrote and directed the plot film "man's day on the cover" co starring Jack Cui and Chen Qingren.

In 2019, he wrote and directed the plot film uncle, CO starred by Taibao and Yuan Fuhua. The film is adapted from Jiang Shaoqi's book the true story of men. It tells the story of two old gay men who have been hiding in the cupboard for many years, wandering between love and responsibility after meeting each other. He won the best film award of the 26th Hong Kong Film Review Association Award. He was shortlisted for the 26th Hong Kong Film Review Award The best director award of the film criticism Society Award, the best director award of the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Main works

Screenwriter's works

Directing works

Making works

Award winning record

Character evaluation

The film "Uncle · uncle" is introverted and realistic, and has a touching aftertaste. Director Yang yaokai aims his camera at the old men in the deep cabinet. He not only stares at those lonely souls trapped in the traditional system intimately and gently, but also sincerely faces the difficult problem of "family value". Although there is no vigorous plot in the whole film, the cool eye contact, simple words and restrained skin relationship between the characters make it a delicate portrayal of the twilight romance of the elderly gay men. The story structure with blank space enables the audience to savor the dilemma of gay men in Hong Kong when facing family and religion. Its value lies in the fact that it pays more attention to the character and human nature than to the pursuit of political correctness, so that the audience can realize the dilemma of the character (the Golden Horse Award of Taiwan film, the Hong Kong film review society, the comprehensive review of mirror weekly).

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