THEME EXPLORATION

Hong Kong handover

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Infernal Affairs
Infernal Affairs
2002 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau & Alan Mak & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled
1992 · John Woo
Quattro Hong Kong 2
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows
2023 · Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
King Kong 360 3-D
King Kong 360 3-D
2010 · Peter Jackson
Hercules Against Karate
Hercules Against Karate
1973 · Antonio Margheriti
Tiger on the Beat
Tiger on the Beat
1988 · Kar-leung Lau
2000 AD
2000 AD
2000 · Gordon Chan
Infernal Affairs II
Infernal Affairs II
2003 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Hong Kong 97
Hong Kong 97
1994 · Albert Pyun
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022 · Yuen Woo-Ping
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films like '2046' and 'In the Mood for Love' capture the melancholic nostalgia and temporal anxiety of Hong Kong's transition, exploring themes of loss and memory during the handover era.

 Jia Zhangke China

His documentary and narrative work examining cross-border identity and the collision between mainland China and Hong Kong directly addresses the political and cultural upheaval of the 1997 handover.