Berlinale 2023 - 73rd Berlin International Film Festival - Director Johnny To: Cinema is censored, but not dead (Hong Kong)
Video: Berlinale
Speaker: Director Johnny To (British Hong Kong) (IMDB @nm0864775)1:05 - 1:55
Self-censored translation: 2:00 - 2:45
Correct subtitle text: Fung Hei Kin (British Hong Kong) (Patreon @sefirot)
Correct English script (edited):
In Cantonese…
I think cinema is always at the forefront.
Whenever there's totalitarianism
and people lose their freedom,
it's usually cinema that bears the brunt.
This is the case in lots of places.
The regime will squash your culture.
Since cinema really gets to people’s hearts,
dictators usually go after it.
Er, I think Hong Kong…er…no, sorry…
I think anyone fighting for freedom anywhere in the world
should get behind films because they're speaking up for you.
Original Cantonese script:
廣東話...
我覺得電影哩係永遠喺前鋒，喺前便。
當如果有極權嘅時候，
人民失去自由嘅時候，
電影通常係首當其衝，
喺好多地方都係，
一定係停咗止你嘅文化，
電影嘅文化係直接入audience入面嘅，
所以獨裁者通常對付嘅一定係電影。
Er 我覺得香港...er...no，sorry...
我諗全球嘅爭取自由嘅國家同人民哩，
佢哋都要支持電影，因為佢係同你發聲嘅。
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