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They Call Her… Cleopatra Wong + ScreenTalk with Asian Film Archive (18)

Cinema Restored

,Cinema 2
4 people dressed as nuns hold guns

Join crime-fighting, gun-toting, karate-kicking Cleopatra Wong in this rarely-seen Southeast Asian exploitation film, featuring Singapore’s first female action hero. 

'She purrs like a kitten.. makes love like a siren. This side of the Pacific, she is the meanest, deadliest and sexiest secret agent.' 

Join Cleopatra Wong on a special mission to break a counterfeit money laundering ring operating throughout Southeast Asia in this 1978 film, blending elements from both Western spy and Asian martial arts genres. 

This restored version was completed in 2019 by the Asian Film Archive, and will be shown for the first time in the UK at this event. This screening of They Call Her… Cleopatra Wong will be introduced by Suyin Haynes and will be followed by a recorded Q+A with Tee Pao Chew, Senior Archivist at Asian Film Archive.

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Curated by Suyin Haynes
With thanks to Suyin Haynes and Tee Pao Chew

Film information
  • Release year   1978
  • Country of origin   Singapore/Philippines
  • Director   Bobby A Suarez
  • Runtime   1hr 33mins

Cinema 2

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.