Lost Souls (1980) Hong Kong’s Most Disturbing Film

Lost Souls 打蛇 (Dir. Mou Tun-Fei 牟敦芾, 1980) is often regarded at one of Hong Kong’s most disturbing films. This video attempts to explore the film’s sociopolitical background and argue that although Lost Souls is obviously problematic, it addresses a part of Hong Kong’s history that requires far more attention. Sources: Touching Base: Immigration Control in 1970s Hong Kong by TONG Yung Yung (2021) The University of Hong Kong Fu, P. (Ed.) (2008). China Forever: The Shaw Brothers and Diasporic Cinema. (Popular Culture and Politics in Asia Pacific). University of Illinois Press. Fu, P. (2002) Chapter 3. The 1960s: Modernity, Youth Culture, and Hong Kong Cantonese Cinema. In: Desser, D, Fu, P., eds The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. UK. Jarvie, I. (1977) Window on Hong Kong: a sociological study of the Hong Kong film industry and its audience. Hong Kong. Centre of Asian Studies, U