How Hong Kong filmmaker Fruit Chan found his way in the industry

I was born in Hainan and grew up during the Cultural Revolution. My parents sent me back to their hometown to keep me away from the armed conflicts, fights and struggle sessions happening in the cities. I still remember a visit I made back to the city to see my mum during that time. She had been publicly accused in a struggle session and I saw the aftermath. They had cut her hair – first into a cross shape on her head, then with a flag shaved into it. They kept cutting it over and over until she was almost bald. When I went to see her, she had grown some hair back, but it wasn’t neat. Parts of it were uneven – some sections were shorter, while others were a bit longer.