Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

Name: Qi ren yue dui
Genre: History
Released: 2020-10-17
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Lawrence Ah-Mon, Emotion Cheung, Tat-Ming Cheung

Original title: Qi ren yue dui

20202020
1h 53min

7.1/10

History

Seven of Hong Kong's leading filmmakers have come together to each direct a short film set in Hong Kong during one decade from the 1940s to the 2000s.Seven of Hong Kong's leading filmmakers have come together to each direct a short film set in Hong Kong during one decade from the 1940s to the 2000s.Seven of Hong Kong's leading filmmakers have come together to each direct a short film set in Hong Kong during one decade from the 1940s to the 2000s.

7.1/10

Directors
- Ann Hui(segment Headmaster)
- Sammo Kam-Bo Hung(segment Exercise)
- Ringo Lam(segment Astray)
Writers
- Kin-Yee Au(segments Homecoming, Exercise, Bonanza)
- Sammo Kam-Bo Hung(segment Exercise)
- Ringo Lam(segment Astray)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win

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Directors
- Ann Hui(segment Headmaster)
- Sammo Kam-Bo Hung(segment Exercise)
- Ringo Lam(segment Astray)
Writers
- Kin-Yee Au(segments Homecoming, Exercise, Bonanza)
- Sammo Kam-Bo Hung(segment Exercise)
- Ringo Lam(segment Astray)
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Seven of Hong Kong's leading filmmakers have come together to each direct a short film set in Hong Kong during one decade from the 1940s to the 2000s.

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Genre
- History
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Trivia
The project was initiated by Johnnie To, as a tribute to his home city, and was shot on film in honour of the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, during which all seven of the directors first emerged.

Top review

9/10

A must-see for any fans of Hong Kong or its cinema

I saw this as part of the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal. I've been going to this festival for 25 years, and it was how I discovered the wonderful world of Hong Kong cinema, from old Shaw Brothers kung fu flicks to introspective meditations by Wong Kar Wai, and everything in between -- I even visited the city in 2001.

This collection of short films by acclaimed directors was a heartfelt tribute to the city and its people as it experienced tumultuous changes and growth in the past 70 years. Each segment focuses on a particular era and style of film-making, and they're all well made, and quite often very moving (especially "Exercise", "Headmaster" and "Astray").

If you have any sort of attachment to Hong Kong or its long history of movies, do yourself a favour and watch this film.

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