The Midnight After

The Midnight After
Directed byFruit Chan
Written by
  • Chan Fai-hung
  • Kong Ho-yan[1]
Produced byAmy Chin[1]
StarringWong You-nam
Janice Man
Simon Yam
Kara Hui
Lam Suet
Chui Tien-you
Cheuk Wan-chi
Jiro Lee
Sam Lee
Jan Curious
CinematographyLam Wah-chuen[1]
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
The Midnight After Film
One Ninety Films
Distributed byGolden Scene
Release dates
  • 7 February 2014 (2014-02-07) (BIFF)
  • 10 April 2014 (2014-04-10) (Hong Kong[2])
Running time
124 min[1]
CountryHong Kong[1]
LanguageCantonese
BudgetHK$15 million[3]
Box officeHK$21,202,240[4]
The Midnight After
Traditional Chinese那夜凌晨,我坐上了旺角開往大埔的紅VAN
Simplified Chinese那夜凌晨,我坐上了旺角开往大埔的红VAN
Literal meaningThat midnight, I got on a red public light bus that headed from Mong Kok to Tai Po
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNà yè língchén, wǒ zuò shàng le Wàng Jiǎo kāiwǎng Dàbù de hóng VAN
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingnaa5 je6 ling4 san4, ngo5 co5 soeng5 liu5 wong6 gok3 hoi1 wong5 daai6 bou3 dik1 hung4 VAN

The Midnight After (Chinese: 那夜凌晨,我坐上了旺角開往大埔的紅VAN) is a 2014 Hong Kong horror comedy film directed by Fruit Chan and starring Wong You-nam, Janice Man, Simon Yam, Kara Hui, Lam Suet, Chui Tien-you, Cheuk Wan-chi, Jiro Lee, Sam Lee and Jan Curious. The film is based on the web-novel, Lost on a Red Mini Bus to Taipo by the 25-year-old Hong Kong writer nicknamed "Mr. Pizza" from the Internet forum HKGolden.[5][6] It was first serialized online from February to July 2012 and then published in book form in July 2012.[1]

The film had its world premiere at the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival on 7 February 2014.[1][7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Elley, Derek (8 February 2014). "The Midnight After". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. ^ "MCLCINEMA.COM". Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ^ "新一代"纯港片"的独立风景". 南都娱乐周刊 (in Chinese). 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ^ "May 29–June 1, 2014". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. ^ "《蘋果》柏林直擊 陳果:我們不能選Boss 《紅VAN》為港人發聲寸爆政府" [Apple Live from Berlin, Fruit Chan: "We can't choose our boss", Movie speaks for Hong Kong people]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Next Media. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014. 陳果執導、黃又南、文詠珊(JM)、任達華及林雪等主演的港產片《那夜凌晨,我坐上了旺角開往大埔的紅VAN》,改編自高登討論區上連載、由Mr. Pizza所著的同名小說
  6. ^ Mr.Pizza (14 February 2012). "[新手] 那夜凌晨,我坐上了旺角開往大埔的紅van" [[Newbie] That night, I was lost on a Red Minibus to Taipo]. Hong Kong Golden Forum (web-novel) (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  7. ^ Press Office (17 January 2014). "Jan 17, 2014: Panorama 2014: Selection of Fictional Features for Main Programme and Panorama Special Now Complete". berlinale.de. Berlin International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.