SummaryAlthough the Chinese government promised that Hong Kong would retain separate status until 2047, in recent years the Chinese state has consolidated its power over the metropolis. Large-scale protests by the populace have been brutally suppressed. This mix of documentary, fiction, and visions of the future reveals the current state of desolate dep... Read More
Directed By:Tze Woon Chan
Written By:Tze Woon Chan
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Jul 28, 2022
70
While there is no shortage of frontline footage of arrests and protestors clashing with police, most of the running time is dedicated to placing recent events in historical and deeply personal contexts.
Jul 29, 2022
63
The artful parallels that director Chan Tze Woon draws between contemporary and now middle-aged pro-democratic Hong Kong protesters often seem insubstantial given the movie’s thinly drawn narrative of historic events.
Jul 28, 2022
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The past-present parallelism is provocative, but it also seems faintly superficial — a way of eliding distinctions and streamlining history.
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Awards
Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Golden Carp Film Award
• 2 Nominations
CAAMFest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
