Isabella (2006 film)

2006 Hong Kong film by Pang Ho-cheung

Isabella

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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 (2006-04-06)

Running time

| 109 minutes
Country| Hong Kong
Languages| Cantonese
Mandarin
Box office| $269,556[1]

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

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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.

## Cast

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* Chapman To
* Isabella Leong
* Anthony Wong
* Josie Ho
* Jim Chim
* Steven Cheung
* Shawn Yue
* Wan Yeung-ming

## Awards

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* Silver Bear, Film Music – 2006 Berlin International Film Festival
* Golden Bear, Best Film – 2006 Berlin International Film Festival (Nominated)
* Best original film score of 26th Hong Kong Film Awards

## See also

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* List of Hong Kong films
* List of films set in Macau

## References

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## External links

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* Isabella at IMDb

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Films directed by Pang Ho-Cheung

* You Shoot, I Shoot (2001)
* Men Suddenly in Black (2003)
* Beyond Our Ken (2004)
* A.V. (2005)
* Isabella (2006)
* Exodus (2007)
* Trivial Matters (2007)
* Love in a Puff (2010)
* Dream Home (2010)
* Love in the Buff (2012)
* Vulgaria (2012)
* Aberdeen (2014)
* Women Who Flirt (2014)
* Love Off the Cuff (2017)

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