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Chinese Box (1997) -- The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.

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17 April 1998 (USA) more
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The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win & 2 nominations more
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(8 articles)
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 (From Twitch. 23 November 2009, 12:19 AM, PST)

'Avatar' Could Earn Back Its Budget From China Alone
 (From Cinematical. 5 November 2009, 10:32 AM, PST)

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Cast

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Jeremy Irons ... John
Li Gong ... Vivian

Maggie Cheung ... Jean
Michael Hui ... Chang

Rubén Blades ... Jim

Jared Harris ... William
Chaplin Chang ... Homeless Man
Noel Rands ... John's Friend at New Year's Party
Emma Lucia ... Amanda Everheart
Ken Bennett ... Rick
Russell Cawthorne ... New Year's Party MC
Emotion Cheung ... William Wong
Harvey Stockwin ... Weeks
Jonathan Midgley ... Jonathan
Bruce Walker ... Bruce
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Rated R for language and some sexual content.
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99 min
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Crew or equipment visible: When John and Jim stop during the motorcycle ride up the hill, the shadow of a cameraman is visible. more
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John: Money, money, money. That's all you hear. more
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Features A Foreign Affair (1948) more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Perfect., 17 February 2005
10/10
Author: djonaton from Belgrade

For starters, it would be fair to say that I have seen this movie at least ten times. I was never bored... In fact, the magical atmosphere of the movie makes it beautiful to watch, and makes you enjoy every minute of it, even with the story aside. The cast is excellent, and the way that the actors 'ignore' the camera really makes you believe the story. The story has many layers, all of them viewed from an aspect of a dying man, packed with emotion, all masks down. The handover of Hong Kong and a love story, with all the cultural differences and barriers, is captured from a very close range. It's done almost like a documentary and strongly effects any spectator. The characters are complete, the story also, and everything else in the movie (from the photography and the music to the actual footage of HK and its people) only makes it more powerful. A beautiful movie.

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