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Handover Trilogy

Three independent films capturing Hong Kong society around the 1997 transfer of sovereignty

3 movies 1997 – 1999 5h 39m total 9 snapshots 123 solvers
Directed by Fruit Chan

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Heung Gong jai jo
Heung Gong jai jo

Heung Gong jai jo

1997 1h 49m Dir. Fruit Chan
7

The first independent film to emerge from the former British colony since the changeover to China in 1997, Made in Hong Kong is an intoxicating drama about teenage alienation.

Hui nin yin fa dak bit doh
Hui nin yin fa dak bit doh

Hui nin yin fa dak bit doh

1998 2h 8m Dir. Fruit Chan

It is July 1st of 1997, and Hong Kong is bright in celebration. The United Kingdom handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China leaves Ga Yin, and his fellow soldiers without work. Which leads them to find employment and money any way they can get it.

Xilu xiang
Xilu xiang

Xilu xiang

1999 1h 42m Dir. Fruit Chan
2

In 1997, Little Cheung is a street-wise nine-year-old boy living in a bustling neighbourhood of Hong Kong, just before the reunification with China.

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