The Bare-Footed Kid

  • 90'
  • Hong Kong
  • 1993
An entertaining story about a boy with miraculous kung fu gifts, situated in the past - and this makes it possible to use classic Chinese costumes. The film is subtly told and the choreography of the fight scenes is of the very highest quality.
A young kung fu artist (Aaron Kwok) was recently orphaned and seeks solace with a friend of his father (Lung Ti) and his female boss (Maggie Cheung). The police recognise the boy’s special skills and occasionally make use of them. The boy may be able to fight well, but he is not very clever and one day some crooks lure him into a trap. His benefactors are now falsely accused. There is also a schoolteacher who teaches the uneducated boy the importance of writing and also awakens more feelings in him - giving the film a sensitive dash of melodrama.
The Bare-Footed Kid is an example of a well-made genre film with which the director tries to transcend the genre. (GjZ)

Director
Johnnie To
Country of production
Hong Kong
Year
1993
Festival Edition
IFFR 2007
Length
90'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Chi jiao xiao zi
Language
Cantonese
Producer
Mona Fong
Production Company
Cosmopolitan Film Productions
Screenplay
Yau Nai-hoi
Cinematography
Wong Wing-Hung
Editor
Huang Yung-Ming
Production Design
Yu Chia-An
Music
Hu Wei-Lieh
Cast
Maggie Cheung, Aaron Kwok
Director
Johnnie To
Country of production
Hong Kong
Year
1993
Festival Edition
IFFR 2007
Length
90'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Chi jiao xiao zi
Language
Cantonese
Producer
Mona Fong
Production Company
Cosmopolitan Film Productions
Screenplay
Yau Nai-hoi
Cinematography
Wong Wing-Hung
Editor
Huang Yung-Ming
Production Design
Yu Chia-An
Music
Hu Wei-Lieh
Cast
Maggie Cheung, Aaron Kwok