Ann Hui

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Boat People
7.5

Boat People

Oct. 13, 1982

Boat People

A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the Liberation and learns harsh truths about its regime and its “New Economic ...
Eighteen Springs
7.0

Eighteen Springs

Sep. 12, 1997

Eighteen Springs

Based on an Eileen Chang novel, a story of romance and fate set in the Shanghai of the 1930s. Manjing (Wu Chien-lien), a young woman from a ...
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
6.4

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

A seven-part anthology film exploring the history of Hong Kong from the 1940s to present day. Release: Septet The Story of Hong Kong 2020 CHINESE ...
A Simple Life
7.5

A Simple Life

Sep. 04, 2011

A Simple Life

The relationship between a middle-aged man (Andy Lau) and the elderly woman (Deanie Ip), who has been the family’s helper for sixty years. ...
The Secret
6.4

The Secret

Oct. 31, 1979

The Secret

A real murder case which was complicated by the ménage à trois relationship the victim had with the main suspects. As different witnesses ...
Love After Love
0

Love After Love

Oct. 22, 2021

Love After Love

The film tells the story of a young girl who travels from Shanghai to Hong Kong in pursuit of education, but ends up working for her aunt ...
Summer Snow
7.9

Summer Snow

May. 04, 1995

Summer Snow

The Suns are a typical Hong Kong family: May, forty something, works for a trading company; her husband, Bing, works as a low-grade civil ...
Swordsman
6.9

Swordsman

Apr. 05, 1990

Swordsman

When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor, an army detachment is sent to recover it. It is based on the ...
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
6.8

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

Ye Rutang (Siqin Gaowa), a single-living woman in her late fifties, struggles to maintain a dignified life amid the dangers of Shanghai. Release: ...
As Time Goes By
6.9

As Time Goes By

Sep. 12, 1997

As Time Goes By

1997 documentary, part of the Taiwan-produced series “Personal Memoir of Hong Kong”, is both a self-portrait and a depiction of Hong ...
All About Love
6.3

All About Love

Aug. 26, 2010

All About Love

“All About Love” depicts the lives of two early 40s women Macy (Sandra Ng) & (Vivian Chow) Anita, who were once lovers. The ...
Night and Fog
7.1

Night and Fog

May. 14, 2009

Night and Fog

Ann Hui’s darkly realistic Night and Fog starts at the end of the story: a man murders his wife and, based on statements by unreliable ...
My American Grandson
6.2

My American Grandson

Nov. 07, 1991

My American Grandson

A 12-year-old boy from America experiences the clash of cultures and the generation gap when he visits his grandfather in Shanghai. Release: My ...
Love in a Fallen City
6.2

Love in a Fallen City

Aug. 02, 1984

Love in a Fallen City

A cynical playboy pursues an introverted divorcee in the decadence of Hong Kong on the eve of the 1941 Japanese invasion. Release: Love in a ...
Visible Secret
5.8

Visible Secret

Jun. 01, 2001

Visible Secret

Urban tale of fantasies, genre greatly favoured by Hong-Kong cinematography, the latest movie of filmmaker Ann Hui combines elements of horror ...
July Rhapsody
7.2

July Rhapsody

Mar. 14, 2002

July Rhapsody

Lam Yiu Kwok, a Hong Kong secondary school teacher is facing a mid-life crisis. While he has only his pride and Chinese poetry to fall back on, ...
Ah Kam
6.2

Ah Kam

Oct. 10, 1996

Ah Kam

A few years in the life of Ah Kam, starting with her joining action director Master Tung’s team of regulars. Release: The Stunt Woman 1996 ...
Beautiful 2012
6.1

Beautiful 2012

Mar. 21, 2012

Beautiful 2012

A superb package of shorts by four leading East Asian directors: Ann Hui on a male-to-female sex change, Kim Tae-yong on an emotional imposture, ...
The Spooky Bunch
6.3

The Spooky Bunch

May. 21, 1980

The Spooky Bunch

A Cantonese opera company is attacked by an army of ghosts, thanks to a feud between the dead grandfathers of one of the company’s ...
The Romance of Book and Sword
6.6

The Romance of Book and Sword

The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) ...