Anita (2021 film)

Anita
Theatrical release poster
梅艷芳
Directed by	Longman Leung
Written by	Longman Leung Jack Ng
Based on	Anita Mui
Produced by	Bill Kong Ivy Ho Tang Wai-but
Starring	Louise Wong Terrence Lau Fish Liew Gordon Lam Louis Koo
Cinematography	Anthony Pun
Edited by	David Richardson Cheung Ka-fai Ron Chan
Music by	Chiu Tsang-Hei Cheung Yan-kit Elliot Leung (Director's Cut)
Production companies	Edko Films Huaxia Film Distribution Irresistable Films (HK) PCCW Media One Cool Film Production
Distributed by	Edko Films (HK) Sony Pictures Releasing International (Asia)
Release date	12 November 2021 (2021-11-12)
Running time	140 minutes
Countries	Hong Kong China
Language	Cantonese
Box office	US$18.5 million[1][2][3]

Anita (Chinese: 梅艷芳) is a 2021 Hong Kong biographical musical drama film about Cantopop star Anita Mui directed by Longman Leung, with a script written by Leung and Jack Ng. Louise Wong, in her screen role debut, stars as the titular singer, depicting her life from childhood until her last moments before her death of cervical cancer in 2003. The film features an ensemble cast, including Fish Liew, Gordon Lam and Louis Koo in supporting roles.

Production of the biopic began in the 2010s when Bill Kong, president of Edko Films, initiated the project to commemorate Mui's legacy. Leung signed on the project and took over a year to write the script with Ng, as well as finalize the cast. Principal photography took place in 2018.

Although its initial 2020 release date was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic, Anita was released in Hong Kong on 12 November 2021, followed by some Southeast Asia countries in the same month. The film received mixed to positive reviews, and made its HK$12M box-office debut with previous preview screenings.

An extended director's cut, featuring 1 hour of extra footage, was released digitally as five-episode miniseries on Disney+ through Star starting from 2 February 2022.