The Dispute
Synopsis
During his studies in Edinburgh in 2021, filmmaker Fredie Chan experienced a protest by the locals to fight for their housing rights, as developers are discovered to be converting empty lots and unused old buildings into new international students flats, rather than resolving severe housing shortage for the locals. From the perspective of a Hongkonger, who is no stranger to housing problems, the documentary follows a group of local grassroots housing advocates, attempting to investigate the crisis, connecting the dots between global and local. Screened with the director’s previous film Beautiful Life, about an Indonesian girl who left her homeland to work as a domestic helper for a financially unstable grassroot family in Hong Kong.
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The Dispute (2023) Official Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2023-03-01
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Hong Kong Film Festival UK 2023
Festival / Special Debut
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$13K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
Pending
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Fredie Chan
- Screenplay & Story
- Fredie Chan
- Original Title
- The Dispute
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 34m
- Production Budget
- $13K
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Fredie Chan
Fredie Chan
Fredie Chan, Alvin Tsang
Department Leadership Roster
Fredie Chan
Director
Fredie Chan
Writer
Fredie Chan
Producer
Alvin Tsang
Producer
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What is The Dispute about?
During his studies in Edinburgh in 2021, filmmaker Fredie Chan experienced a protest by the locals to fight for their housing rights, as developers are discovered to be converting empty lots and unused old buildings into new international students flats, rather than resolving severe housing shortage for the locals. From the perspective of a Hongkonger, who is no stranger to housing problems, the documentary follows a group of local grassroots housing advocates, attempting to investigate the crisis, connecting the dots between global and local. Screened with the director’s previous film Beautiful Life, about an Indonesian girl who left her homeland to work as a domestic helper for a financially unstable grassroot family in Hong Kong.
Who directed The Dispute?
The Dispute was directed by Fredie Chan.
Who stars in The Dispute?
The principal cast of The Dispute includes Alvin Tsang.
When was The Dispute released and how long is it?
The Dispute was released in 2023 with a total runtime of 34m.