Vampire Cleanup Department

Vampire Cleanup Department

Dirs: Yan Pak-wing, Chiu Sin-hang
Scrs: Yan Pak-wing, Ho Wing-hong, Ashley Cheung
Pro Cos: Media Asia, Entertaining Power, Samart, mm2 Studios
Cast: BabyJohn Choi Hon-yick, Lin Min-chen, Chin Siu-ho, Richard Ng Yiu-hon, Law Mon
2017 | Colour | DCP | Cantonese | Chi & Eng Subtitles | 94min

Hong Kong cinema has long been famous for its fair share of genre-blending and unabashedly original jiangshi (hopping vampire) films, which match up and even stand out from their foreign counterparts. This film is a modern twist and tribute to the local vampire classics – an old-school vampire hunting story with a romantic love tale at its core. In the film, the undead has been haunting the city for centuries. The titular secret government department is dedicated to vampire slaying. Tim (BabyJohn Choi Hon-yick) is recruited to the squad for his natural immunity to vampire bites. As he follows his seniors Uncle Chung (Richard Ng Yiu-hon) and Chau (Chin Siu-ho) to his first mission, he meets a female vampire Summer (Lin Min-chen), who slowly transforms from a living dead back into human form after biting him. The two fall in love as Tim secretly trains her to be human again. The film is a homage to traditional jiangshi genre in many aspects, throwing in genre staples like Taoist paper spells and wooden swords. A heady mix of newcomers and veterans also signifies the inheritance of, as well as introduction of fresh blood, to this unique genre.


Date Rescheduled Date Venue
3/4/2022 (Sun) (4pm) Rescheduled to
7/8/2022 (Sun) (4pm)
Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive

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