Cyclone

2026 1h 56m CN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A transgender woman from mainland China travels to Hong Kong with a single, urgent goal: to undergo gender-affirming surgery. Moving through the city in a state of emotional suspension, she navigates temporary lodging, medical bureaucracy, and fleeting encounters with strangers who alternately offer intimacy, indifference, or quiet solidarity. As the date of the operation approaches, her journey becomes less about the procedure itself than about the weight of expectation, fear, and self-recognition.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Liu Yuqiao
Chiu Feng
Edwynn Li
Ah Bin
Jenny Suen
Mui
Marek Li Hoi-Lam
Leung Kwan-Leun
Kam Sing
Yau Chung-Wai
Mustache Yung
Ning Chan
Ling Ling
Larine Tang Yue-Ping

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
Writers: Philip Yung Chi-Kwong, Thomas Leung Wing-ho, Carmen Hau
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Philip Yung Chi-Kwong, shot by Tong Woon-Lam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ding Ke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jojo Shek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Liu Yuqiao and Edwynn Li and Jenny Suen carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt37020774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philip Yung Chi-Kwong directs. Tong Woon-Lam behind the camera. Ding Ke scores. Jojo Shek cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3Directed by Philip Yung Chi-Kwong, shot by Tong Woon-Lam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ding Ke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jojo Shek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Liu Yuqiao and Edwynn Li and Jenny Suen carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt37020774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.