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Release Date:
June 19, 2008
Original Title:
無野之城
Alternate Titles:
City Without Baseball
Mou Ye Chi Sing
Город без бейсбола
無野の城
無野之城
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Artwalker
Production Countries:
Hong Kong
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 101
The actual members of the Hong Kong Baseball Team all prove themselves to be natural actors by playing themselves in this fictional youth drama set in 2004. In a city where baseball culture is non-existent, these baseball players are a minority by choice. The experience teaches them to be free-thinkers in dealing with love, friendship and their own sexuality. It also enables them to find the will to live in the face of death and the strength to conquer losing in a spectatorless sport.
Art Direction:
Yank Wong Yan-Kwai
Associate Producer:
David Wong
Heman Peng Yu-Fong
Cinematography:
Zhang Ying
Costume Design:
Kai-Sun Cheung
Director:
Lawrence Ah Mon
Scud
Editor:
Jacky Leung Gwok-Wing
First Assistant Director:
Debbie Li
Music:
Eugene Pao
Producer:
Scud
Production Manager:
Wan-Yee Lau
Writer:
Scud
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