#SHOWBIZ: 'The Last Dance' among Malaysia's top Chinese films
The movie produced, directed and co-written by Anselm Chan and starring Hong Kong superstars Michael Hui and Dayo Wong, as well as Michelle Wai, Tommy Chu and Catherine Chau, is the highest-grossing Hong Kong movie in Malaysia over the last six years.
A statement from its distributors Lotus Five Star and Five Star AV yesterday said that it had collected over HK$166 million (RM93.6 million) in Hong Kong and Macau, to become one of the highest-grossing movies in both territories.
The Last Dance has also received critical acclaim and numerous accolades including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor, with a record-breaking 18 nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards this year.
The film also has an extended version which includes 13 minutes of never-before-seen footage, currently being screened in cinemas.
The Last Dance explores themes related to Hong Kong's deathcare and follows a wedding planner (Wong) who enters the funeral industry through a partnership with a traditional Taoist priest (Hui), seeking to understand the meaning of life and death through funeral rituals.
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