Cyclone
A transgender woman from mainland China travels to Hong Kong with a single, urgent goal: to undergo gender-affirming surgery. Moving through the city in a state of emotional suspension, she navigates temporary lodging, medical bureaucracy, and fleeting encounters with strangers who alternately offer intimacy, indifference, or quiet solidarity. As the date of the operation approaches, her journey becomes less about the procedure itself than about the weight of expectation, fear, and self-recognition.
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12 people
Philip Yung Chi-kwong Director · Thomas Leung Wing-ho Writer Carmen Hau Writer
United States release July 22, 2026 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Cantonese, Chinese
Production
Word By Word Limited
Production
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
超風
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Netherlands · February 1, 2026
Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
United States · July 22, 2026
Premiere · New York Asian Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China · October 2, 2026
Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 12, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Macao SAR China
June 5, 2026 · Premiere · Macao International Queer Film Festival
Poland
July 24, 2026 · Premiere · New Horizons International Film Festival
South Korea
April 30, 2026 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Thailand
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
Uruguay
October 5, 2026 · Premiere · Montevideo International Film Festival
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