“We’re Nothing at All” Poster
There was a time in the late 2000’s when it appeared director Herman Yau had made the shift from Category III shock master to gritty social drama filmmaker, with the likes of 2007’s Whispers and Moans and 2008’s True Women for Sale set in the world of Hong Kong’s less advantaged parts of society. However in retrospect, the subsequent years would reveal Yau to be a creative force who was difficult to pin down. The early 2010’s saw him jump on the kung-fu band wagon, which included both a young Ip Man biopic (The Legend is Born: Ip Man) and an old Ip Man biopic (Ip Man: The Final Fight), while the mid-2010’s saw him return to Cat III shocker territory with Nessun Dorma and The Sleep Curse. For the past 10 years though, the Herman Yau most audiences will have become familiar with is the action blockbuster version, with titles like Shock Wave and its sequel, the White Storm sequels, and Customs Frontline.
I confess to missing the more grounded, street level works of Yau’s late 2000’s era, when his output felt more comparable to the likes of Fruit Chan rather than Billy Tang. Despite the understandable allure of mainland funding (just ask Dante Lam), and big budget blockbusters rarely having to worry about running into censorship issues, in 2026 Yau has made a return to the gritty social drama with We’re Nothing at All. Taking inspiration from a 1998 incident Continue reading
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