Hong Kong: City on Fire
7.3
Taking us from Hong Kong's 1997 handover from British rule into Chinese administrative control, all the way to 2019, when a controversial extradition bill is greeted with massive street protests, this urgent film beds in with Hong Kong's pro-democracy demonstrations, offering a frontline portrait of four young protesters through a year of struggle. We see their hopes for a freer life and feel their fears as the authorities crack down. Pulse-racing scenes bring the viewer to street level, where peaceful protest is met with fury and tear gas. Clear-eyed about the complications and contradictions that come with a movement that changed Hong Kong forever, Hong Kong: City on Fire is a brave document of troubled times.
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Choi Ka-yan Director · Lee Hiu-ling Director Yip Yu Han Editor
First release November 22, 2022 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China, United Kingdom · Production Dartmouth Films
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Enemy Films
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Dartmouth Films
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Hong Kong SAR China · United Kingdom
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Original title
不作浮塵
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 22, 2022
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