Film
Hong Kong: City on Fire
2022 · 1h 30m · Documentary
- IMDb
- 7.1
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Overview
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.
Crew
- Lee Hiu-lingDirector
- Choi Ka-yanDirector
- Sinead KirwanProducer
- Mark LaceyProducer
- Mark ThomasExecutive Producer
- Yip Yu HanEditor
Details
- Release date
- November 22, 2022
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- cn
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 15
- Genres
- Documentary
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