Sparrow

Director: Johnnie To
Hong Kong, 2008, Cantonese and Mandarin w/English subtitles

 

Nicknamed "sparrow", a pickpocket lifts wallets from unsuspecting targets with elegance and grace, like a sparrow fluttering its wings through a congested cityscape. Fai and his 3 associates lead carefree and playful lives as pickpockets. When the mysterious Beauty charms them into stealing a key, the sparrows worry about what they're getting themselves into, but accept the job when Beauty threatens to take her own life. Mystery builds as the sparrows go forward with their plan. At the rendezvous point, Hollywood Inn, Beauty and the key disappear altogether. It seems Beauty carries many secrets, including her relationship with the reclusive powerful tycoon, Mr. Yen. The sparrows are playing with fire, although this knowledge hardly lessens their intrigue.

Watch a trailer of Sparrow: http://www.spike.com/video/man-jeuk-sparrow/2941463

Screening:
Oct 4/Saturday at 3:00pm - Georgia State University

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