Cinematic Sleight of Hand: Lawrence Leung and John Luc on Sucker

Co-written by comedian Lawrence Leung and director Ben Chessell, Sucker had a long gestation period, beginning as a live comedy show in 2001 before being adapted for the big screen. Elizabeth Flux speaks to Leung and lead actor John Luc about how this coming-of-age film with an Asian protagonist is a harbinger of the growth in positive screen representations of diversity.

Additional keywords: race, ethnicity, minority, multiculturalism, Timothy Spall.