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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| Jeremy Irons | ... | John | |
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Chaplin Chang | ... | Homeless Man |
| Li Gong | ... | Vivian | |
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Noel Rands | ... | John's Friend at New Year's Party |
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Emma Lucia | ... | Amanda Everheart |
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Ken Bennett | ... | Rick |
| Rubén Blades | ... | Jim (as Ruben Blades) | |
| Michael Hui | ... | Chang | |
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Russell Cawthorne | ... | New Year's Party MC |
| Emotion Cheung | ... | William Wong | |
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Harvey Stockwin | ... | Weeks |
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Jonathan Midgley | ... | Jonathan |
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Bruce Walker | ... | Bruce |
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Angelica Lofgren | ... | Baby-Lin |
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Julian Chang | ... | Dr. Chang (as Dr. Julian Chang) |
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John is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong; his friend Jim often crashes in his cramped apartment. John's unrequited love is Vivian whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers that he has a rare form of leukemia and has only months to live. So John, Jim, and the disfigured proto-hippy Jean grab a digital video camera and prowl the streets, seeking to document the "real" Hong Kong one last time. Written by Fred Goodridge
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Release Date:
17 April 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Chinese Box See more »Filming Locations:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$97,916, 19 April 1998Gross USA:
$2,178,160Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,178,160Company Credits
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Much has already been said about the film itself. Here are some comments regarding the portrayal of Hong Kong. An early comment was saying that this film makes Hong Kong look dirty and cramped.
Well, having lived in Hong Kong (in several different areas) I have to say that what the film shows is reality. I was paying about US$1,000 per month for a small room about 10 x 15 feet in Hong Kong (Tin Hau area) in 1996. It was not even a really nice place. Hong Kong is very expensive to live in.
It is also a very dirty and polluted place compared to cities in the West. The director of the film was not making this up.
By reading this you may think I hated it there, well it rates as one of my favorite cities in the world. It has a lot of charm.
By the way, the movie isn't bad and worth a look.