Isabella (2006 film)

Isabella
Isabella
	Promotional poster
Traditional Chinese	伊莎貝拉
Simplified Chinese	伊莎贝拉
Directed by	Pang Ho-Cheung
Screenplay by	Pang Ho-Cheung; Kearen Pang; Derek Tsang; Jimmy Wan
Story by	Pang Ho-Cheung
Produced by	Pang Ho-Cheung; Chapman To; Jin Zhongqiang
Starring	Chapman To; Isabella Leong; Anthony Wong
Cinematography	Charlie Lam
Edited by	Wenders Li
Music by	Peter Kam
Production; companies	Media Asia Films; China Film Group; Not Brothers Inc.
Distributed by	Media Asia Distribution Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Release date	6 April 2006;
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese; Mandarin
Box office	$269,556

Isabella (traditional Chinese: 伊莎貝拉; simplified Chinese: 伊莎贝拉; pinyin: yī shā bèi lā; Cantonese Yale: Yi Sa Bui Lai) is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Pang Ho-Cheung and starring Chapman To, Isabella Leong and Anthony Wong. It played in competition at the 56th annual Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for best film music (it was nominated for the Golden Bear as well). The film is set in Macau.

Plot

On the eve of the Portuguese handover of Macau, a single cop, Shin (To), under suspicion of corruption, meets in a bar the teenage daughter he didn't know he had, Yan (Leong). She insists on moving in with him and he has to get to know her and help sort out her problems and amend his promiscuous lifestyle.