''Claustrophobia'' () is a 2008 Hong Kong

romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

written and directed by

Ivy Ho Ivy Ho Sai-Hong (, born 15 August 1958) is a Hong Kong screenwriter and film director. Ho's work has received high critical acclaim in Hong Kong. Perry Lam of Muse (Hong Kong magazine), ''Muse'' magazine wrote, 'As a writer, Ho excels as a min ...

in her directorial debut, and starring

Karena Lam Karena Lam (; born 17 August 1978) is a Taiwanese Canadian actress and singer based in Taiwan and Hong Kong. In October 1995, Lam released her debut album ''Karena'' (有點想). In 2015, she won the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse ...

and

Ekin Cheng Ekin Cheng Yee Kin (born 4 October 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Early in his career, he used the name Dior as a first name (because that was what it sounded like when his younger sister tried to call him Second Brother ()). He has als ...

Synopsis

Pearl (

) has quietly fallen in love with her boss Tom (

), who's married with a family. Without warning, Tom asks Pearl to interview for another job. Wounded, Pearl demands that Tom terminate her. The gauntlet has been thrown down. In a space as small, crowded and claustrophobic as the office, love doesn't grow - it incubates and breeds, like a virus.

Cast

as Pearl *

as Tom *

Felix Lok Felix Lok Ying-kwan is a Hong Kong actor. His television appearances include roles in '' Looking Back in Anger'', '' The Drive of Life'' and '' The Academy''. Filmography Television series Films *''Heroes of the Underground'' (1976) *''The Ha ...

as Karl *

Derek Tsang Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung (; born 8 November 1979) is a Hong Kong filmmaker and actor. The son of actor Eric Tsang, Tsang got his start in the Hong Kong film industry working for director Peter Chan after graduating from University of Toronto Sca ...

as John * Chucky Woo as Jewel *

Eric Tsang Eric Tsang Chi-wai ( zh, t=曾志偉; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show ''Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network Television Broadcasts ...

as Dr. Chiu *

Andy Hui Andrew Hui Chi On (born 12 August 1967) is a Hong Kong people , Hong Kong singer and actor. Hui is considered one of the most successful Hong Kong singers, with an extensive list of Cantonese and Mandarin hits to his credit. Early life Hui' ...

as Ken * Siu Miu-yin as Dr. Chiu's nurse * Cary Cheng as Dr. Chiu's patient *

Ben Wong Ben Wong Chi-yin (born 20 October 1967) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his roles as Yung Heung-hoi in the long-running drama series ''A Kindred Spirit'' and Spicy Ginger in the crime drama ''Lives of Omission'', the latter garnering him ...

as Michael * Dhillion Harit Singh as Lift passenger * Zhou Ji-cheng as Lift passenger * D.S.F. Chow as Pier hand * Cheung Yat-fei as Man at restaurant * Lulu Wong as Girl at restaurant * Pancy Chan as Yvonne * Allie Poon as Bianca * Kong Ka-yin as Rollerblading girl * Choy Ka-chai as Rollerblading guy * Wong Kin-ko as Woman in conference room * Yeung Chiu-hoi as Man in TV commercial * Iris Ngai as Girl in TV commercial

Release

Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to the FIAPF, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals and the second largest film festival in Asia behind the ...

23 October 2008 *

Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese surname) *Hong (Korean surname) O ...

26 October 2008 *

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

10 February 2009 * Hong Kong Wide Release 12 February 2009 *

San Francisco International Film Festival The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by SFFILM, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in international film and vid ...

May 2009 Claustrophobia at SFIFF
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Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Hong Kong Movie Database The Hong Kong Movie Database (HKMDB) is a bilingual ( English and Chinese) website started in 1995 by Ryan Law. It provides a repository for information about movies originating from Hong Kong and the people who created them. The database was ...

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Claustrophobia
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Hong Kong Cinemagic Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, was a bilingual ( French and English) website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people who created them. The we ...

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