Supercapitalist
- 10 August 2012 (2012-08-10)
Hong Kong
Cantonese
$upercapitalist (also advertised as Supercapitalist) is a Hong Kong-based financial thriller. The film's official release was on 10 August 2012 (2012-08-10) via the day-and-date film distribution model, thereby being available simultaneously in movie theaters and on cable and Internet video on demand through Warner Bros. Digital and Gravitas. It premiered at the Asian American International Film Festival.[3]
Cast
- Linus Roache as Mark Patterson
- Kenneth Tsang as Victor Chang
- Derek Ting as Conner Lee
- Richard Ng as Donald Chang
- Michael Park as Morris Brown
- Kathy Uyen as Natalie Wang
- Darren E. Scott as Quentin Wong
Reception
$upercapitalist was well received by financial publications with New York Times Dealbook reporting on the film,[4] and then Christia Freeland "Film Tackles Capitalism and Identity" but mostly poorly received by film critics though it was not widely reviewed.[5] On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 18% based on reviews from 11 critics.[6]
References
- ^ Fridson, Martin (7 August 2012). "Believe It or Not, in This Movie the Hedge Fund Manager is the Hero". Forbes. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "$upercapitalist". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Asian American International Film Festival. "$UPERCAPITALIST : Asian CineVision". Asian American International Film Festival. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "In 'Supercapitalist,' Wall Street is Back as a Villain". 10 August 2012.
- ^ Chrystia Freeland | (16 August 2012). "Film Tackles Capitalism and Identity". The New York Times. Reuters.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "$upercapitalist". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Supercapitalist at IMDb
- $upercapitalist at Rotten Tomatoes
- $upercapitalist at Fandango