bappamtv

St. Joseph Freinademetz: The First Saint to Ever Serve in Hong Kong

St. Joseph Freinademetz: The First Saint to Ever Serve in Hong Kong

2018Movie⏱️ 1h 53m
Biography

This musical covers the journey of St. Joseph Freinademetz, a well-known SVD priest from Austria and missionary in China. His primary conviction, "love is the only language that everyone understands," is dramatically demonstrated.

Director
Lai Nor Ngan
Writers
N/A
Stars
Dicky Cheung, Francis Sung, Mildred Mei-Lin Chang
Release Date
October 6, 2018
Language
Cantonese
Country
Hong Kong
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Dicky Cheung
Dicky Cheung
as Voice Cast Saint Joseph Freinademetz, SVD
👤
Francis Sung
as Mountain Song Singer
👤
Mildred Mei-Lin Chang
as Narrator
👤
James Kee-Kang Wong
as Saint Joseph Freinademetz, SVD
👤
Lawrence Wan
as Chinese Convert

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Hong Kong, China
Production
Divine Word Missionaries

🏷️ Keywords

priest

🎯 Categories

CantoneseBiography

💡 Did You Know?

The majority of the crew - including the Producer, the Director and most of the actors - had no experience in film making. The film's producer, Rev. Joseph TAN Lei Tao, is also a missionary of SVD himself. He wanted to make this film to honor St. Joseph Freinademetz because he decided to become a priest after reading the saint's letters to his hometown.

📖 Synopsis

This musical covers the journey of St. Joseph Freinademetz, a well-known SVD priest from Austria and missionary in China. His primary conviction, "love is the only language that everyone understands," is dramatically demonstrated.