Low-budget movie sweeps centenary awards

The Way We Are, an unglamorous but moving portrait of a working-class town best known for its poverty and violence, has swept the top honors at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

The docu-drama, produced with a low budget and little-known cast, took the best director, best actress, best supporting actress and best screenplay gongs at Hong Kong's biggest annual film event, which also marked the 100th anniversary of the city's film industry.

The movie gives voices to the ordinary residents of Tin Shui Wai, a Hong Kong town near the border with the Chinese mainland, which in recent years has suffered a string of tragedies involving suicide and domestic violence.