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Smashing Frank
''Smashing Frank'' () is a 2025 Hong Kong heist film directed and written by Trevor Choi. Co-produced by Entertaining Power and the YouTube channel 16By9, it is the first Hong Kong film produced through crowdfunding. The film stars Hedwig Tam, Locker Lam, Kaki Sham, and Renci Yeung as members of the titular heist crew Frank, who engage in robberies targeting the wealthy, only to uncover a larger conspiracy orchestrated by crime lord and billionaire (Ben Yuen). The screenplay for ''Smashing Frank'' was developed by Trevor Choi as part of a filmmaking course taught by Fruit Chan and was completed in early 2019 under Chan's mentorship. In 2021, Choi founded the 16By9 and launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter on the channel's first anniversary to produce their debut feature film basing on the screenplay of ''Smashing Frank''. The campaign successfully raised HK$2.5 million in May 2022, but the project faced a creative overhaul due to new investments in April 2023, causing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedwig Tam
Hedwig Tam Sin-yin (; born 29 March 1990) is a Hong Kong actress. She received a nomination for Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer, Best New Performer in the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards for her debut role in ''Weeds on Fire'' (2016), and gained recognition for her breakout role as Chong Wai in the ViuTV series ' (2020–2024). Tam also starred in the films ''The First Girl I Loved'' (2021), ' (2022), and ''Smashing Frank'' (2025). In 2025, she won Best Actress in the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award, 31st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for her performance in ''Montages of a Modern Motherhood'' (2024). Early life and education Tam was born on 29 March 1990 in Hong Kong to a middle-class family. Her Chinese given name Sin-yin (善言) was chosen by her parents and means "kind words". She chose her English given name Hedwig (given name), Hedwig for its meanings of "combat and persistence". She grew up in Ma On Shan (town), Ma On Shan as a middle child with an olde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
