Reviewed by: dandan Date: 03/08/2006 Summary: mak yan yan's debut film... after enjoying 'butterfly' a lot, i decided to track down mak yan yan's first film 'brother'. it's a film about a young man from hong kong, who travels into deepest rural china to try and locate his brother, who he hasn't heard from for three years. the film has an almost dreamlike quality at times, the world of rural china is certainly a little out of the ordinary, there is minimal dialogue and a contemplative pace. the music in the film, as with that of 'butterfly', is great; a strange bastard blues that complements the raw and beautiful imagery of the film. not to everyone's tastes, but a good watch. i have high hopes for mak yan yan and i can't wait to see what her next film brings.

Reviewed by: bastardswordsman Date: 02/11/2002 GEGE - A beautiful independent production from HK, on which Andy Lau was credited as "advisor" (financier?). Simple narrative surrounds a young man who journeys from HK to Qing Hai province in the North/West/Centre of China. Although his brother has moved on, he acquaints himself with 2 of his brother's friends. With truly breathtaking scenery, GeGe is shot in a semi-documentary style, which gives you a real feel for the characters and sense of purpose to the uneventful 90 mins. Turned out to be a great accompanying piece to Paul Theroux's RIDING THE IRON ROOSTER, which I am reading at the moment and would also highly recommend. I hope GeGe receives some kind of cinematic/video release, because you deserve to see it.