Soi Cheang
Hong Kong filmmaker (born 1972)
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Soi Cheang (born 11 July 1972), also known as Bob Cheng or by his birth name Cheang Pou-soi,[a] is a Macau-born Hong Kong filmmaker.[1][2] Known for his contribution to action crime films, his works Motorway (2012), Limbo (2021), Mad Fate (2023), and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) earned him four Best Director nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards, which he won for the latter two.
Soi Cheang | |||
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Cheang in May 2024 | |||
| Born | Cheang Pou-soi 11 July 1972 | ||
| Other names | Bob Cheng | ||
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| Notable work | Full list | ||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭保瑞 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑保瑞 | ||
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Cheang's films have regularly appeared at international film festivals; Accident (2009) was selected to be in Competition section of Venice Film Festival,[3] Limbo (2021) and Mad Fate (2023) were selected to be in the Berlinale Special section of Berlin International Film Festival,[4][5] and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) was selected to be in the Official Selection (Midnight Screening) of the Cannes Film Festival.[6]
In addition to directing action crime films, Cheang was also directed The Monkey King trilogy, in which he produced the latter. His other works, included Paradox (2017) and I'm Livin' It (2019), earned him two Best Film nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards, as well as The Sunny Side of the Street (2022), earned him the Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature nomination, respectively.
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | English title[7][8] | Original title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Our Last Day | ||
| The House of No Man | Also as story writer | ||
| Beach Girl | |||
| 2000 | Diamond Hill | Also as screenwriter | |
| 2001 | Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster | 恐怖熱線之大頭怪嬰 | |
| 2002 | New Blood | 熱血青年 | |
| 2003 | The Death Curse | 古宅心慌慌 | |
| 2004 | Love Battlefield | ||
| Hidden Heroes | |||
| 2005 | Home Sweet Home | 怪物 | |
| 2006 | Dog Bite Dog | 狗咬狗 | |
| 2007 | Shamo | 軍雞 | |
| 2009 | Accident | 暗殺 | |
| 2012 | Motorway | 車手 | |
| 2014 | The Monkey King | 西游記之大鬧天宮 | |
| 2015 | SPL II: A Time for Consequences | 殺破狼2 | |
| 2016 | The Monkey King 2 | 西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精 | |
| 2018 | The Monkey King 3 | 西遊記女兒國 | Also as producer |
| 2021 | Limbo | 智齒 | |
| 2023 | Mad Fate | 命案 | Also as executive producer |
| 2024 | Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In | 九龍城寨之圍城 | |
Other credits
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Love for All Seasons | Actor, credit as "Policeman" |
| 2015 | Two Thumbs Up | Producer |
| 2017 | Paradox | |
| The Brink | ||
| 2019 | I'm Livin' It | |
| 2020 | Double World | |
| 2022 | The Sunny Side of the Street | |
| 2023 | Cyber Heist | |
| Dust to Dust | ||
| 2025 | Behind the Shadows | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Golden Horse Awards | Best Director | Limbo | Nominated | [9] |
| 2013 | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Motorway | Nominated | [10] |
| 2022 | Limbo | Nominated | [11] | ||
| 2024 | Mad Fate | Won | [12] | ||
| 2025 | Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In | Won | [13] |
