My Way

My Way

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 5, 2012

Runtime

1h 12m

Genres

Documentary, Music

User Score

80%

Original Title

乾旦路

Production Companies

A Priori Image

Director

Cheuk Cheung

Description

When facing a path with no future or precedent success, will we ever choose to stay? Cheuk Cheung’s My Way explores the Cantonese Opera tradition of male Dan performers, men who play female roles, against the backdrop of a Hong Kong society increasingly putting less value on art. Although female performers have long been part of the mainstream of Cantonese Opera, the film follows the stories of two young men who are still fascinated by the art of the male Dan, striving to find their own way to carry on the practice. A moving and searching look at the struggle for identity, My Way is a colourful, musical and moving film which offers a unique and highly personal look at perseverance in the face of a changing society.