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THEME EXPLORATION

Hong Kong handover

9 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
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
Hong Kong 97
Hong Kong 97
1994 · Albert Pyun
The Night
The Night
2021 · Tsai Ming-liang
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 period through visual poetry.

Chandler Levack → Hong Kong

His films like 'Made in Hong Kong' and 'The Midnight After' present raw, unflinching perspectives on post-handover Hong Kong anxiety, urban decay, and generational disillusionment.

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