{{Short description|2001 Hong Kong film by Mabel Cheung}} {{Use Hong Kong English|date=July 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox film | name = Beijing Rocks | native_name = 北京樂與路 | image = | alt = <!-- see WP:ALT --> | caption = | director = Mabel Cheung | producer = John Chong<br>Alex Law | writer = Alex Law | starring = Le Geng<br>Richard Ng<br>Shu Qi<br>Daniel Wu | music = | cinematography = Peter Pau | editing = | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2001|10|25||df=y}} | runtime = | country = China (Hong Kong) | language = Mandarin | budget = | gross = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = 北京樂與路 | s = 北京乐与路 | p = Běi Jīng Lè Yǔ Lù | j = Bak1 Ging1 Lok6 Jyu5 Lou6 }} }}
'''''Beijing Rocks''''' ({{zh|t=北京樂與路}}) is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by award-winning director Mabel Cheung about the rock and roll music scene in Beijing. Starring Shu Qi and Daniel Wu, it was nominated for five Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Picture and Best Cinematography.
==Cast and roles== * Geng Le - Road * Richard Ng - Wu De-hui * Shu Qi - Yang Yin * Daniel Wu - Michael Wu * Faye Yu * Henry Ng
<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312412/fullcredits#cast Beijing Rocks at imdb.com]</ref> <ref>[http://chinesemov.com/2001/Beijing%20Rocks.html Beijing Rocks at chinesemov.com]</ref>
==Production and Blacklash== Director Mabel Cheung began production in Beijing in early 2000, interviewing indie rock bands in Shucun, Beijing. Numerous bands have provided advice on their lifestyle, mannerisms and costume choices.
However, on 14 October 2000, a list of 10 indie bands from the indie rock community in Shucun issued the "Shucun Statement" ({{zh|s=树村声明|labels=no}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=音乐日记（一）摇滚与电影：树村声明 |url=https://www.douban.com/note/794043377/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=豆瓣 |language=zh-CN}}</ref> It expressed the disappointment of the rock bands during the production process. "We could change a line or a character's hairstyle, but we cannot change the shallowness and the crave for novelty in commercial filmmaking, since we could not make the creator (of the film) understand why we make such music and lifestyle choices." The bands went on to proclaim the end of their involvement with the film to at least not kill off their own image.
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0312412|title=Beijing Rocks}}
{{Mabel Cheung}}
Category:2001 films Category:Hong Kong drama films Category:2001 Cantonese-language films Category:2001 Mandarin-language films Category:Films set in Beijing Category:Films directed by Mabel Cheung Category:2001 Hong Kong films {{2000s-HongKong-film-stub}}