The Truth About Jane and Sam

(Singapore)
(Hong Kong)100 min.CountriesHong Kong
SingaporeLanguagesEnglish
Mandarin
CantoneseBudgetUS$1 million

The Truth About Jane and Sam (Chinese: 真心話; Simplified Chinese: 真心话) is a 1999 Hong Kong film co-produced by Hong Kong's Film Unlimited and Singapore's Raintree Pictures. Directed by Hong Kong director Derek Yee, the movie stars Singapore actress Fann Wong and Taiwanese male singer Peter Ho.

Plot

The main character, Sam, decided to work in Hong Kong after graduating from school in Singapore, as a way to gain a wider exposure in life It was in Hong Kong when he encountered Jane at a movie theater, by chance. Following the encounter, Sam's fascination for Jane led him to discover a lifestyle that is, until now, unknown to him.

Cast

Cast	Role
Fann Wong	Jane
Peter Ho	Sam
Cheng Pei-pei	Sam's mother
Chin Kar-lok	Jane's brother
Joe Cheung	Sam's father
Wei Wei	Jane's grandmother
James Lye	The man in the pet shop
Deborah Sim	The ice-cream seller
Yat Ning Chan

Box office

• The film grossed SGD$78,261 in Singapore on the sneak preview weekend, making it the top film of the weekend, a rarity for a Hong Kong film in Singapore. (Hong Kong films have suffered declining cinema attendance rates since the mid-90s.) The media widely attributed it to the presence of Fann Wong, a leading Singaporean actress, in the lead role.
• At the end of its five-week run in Singapore, it had grossed SGD$1,057,318 - making it the top Hong Kong film of the year in Singapore.
• In Hong Kong, the film grossed over HKD$5 million.

See also

• List of Hong Kong films

Nominations

• 19th Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer Award (Fann Wong)

External links

• Official Website (Archived)
• Zhen xin hua at IMDb