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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Jean-Claude Carrière (screenplay)
Jean-Claude Carrière (story)
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Release Date:
17 April 1998 (USA) more
Plot:
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
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
'Avatar' Could Earn Back Its Budget From China Alone
(From Cinematical. 5 November 2009, 10:32 AM, PST)
Zhang Ziyi's Next Film Will Be Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
(From FirstShowing.net. 5 November 2009, 9:48 AM, PST)
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Perfect. more (37 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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Runtime:
99 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | USA:R | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:R(A)
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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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References Chung Hing sam lam (1994) more
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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.