Ten Years

"Five Hong Kong Stories, One Undesirable Future."

2015 1h 44m CN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 60

Drama

Synopsis

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Five shorts reveal a fictional Hong Kong in 2025, depicting a dystopian city where residents and activists face crackdowns under iron-fisted rule.

“Five Hong Kong Stories, One Undesirable Future.”

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Cast

Catherine Chau
Office Lady (segment "Dialect")
Wang Hongwei
Cheung Kwan-Cheung (segment "Extras")
Sam Leung Kin-Ping
Taxi Driver - Father (segment "Dialect")
Courtney Wu
Hairy (segment "Extras")
Liu Kai-Chi
Sam (segment "Local Egg")
Ng Siu-Hin
Amos Au-Yeung (segment "Self-immolator")
Neo Yau
Marco (segment "Self-immolator")
Kenneth Cheung Moon-Yuen
Graham Kan (segment "Self-immolator")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zune Kwok
Writers: Kiwi Chow Kwun-Wai, Ng Ka-Leung, Jevons Au Man-Kit
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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ERA

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Part of the "Ten Years Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zune Kwok, shot by Ho Chiu Yuen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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AWARDS

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Catherine Chau and Wang Hongwei and Sam Leung Kin-Ping carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Five Hong Kong Stories, One Undesirable Future.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5269560 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zune Kwok directs. Ho Chiu Yuen behind the camera. Wong Fei-Pang cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Part of the "Ten Years Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Zune Kwok, shot by Ho Chiu Yuen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Wong Fei-Pang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Catherine Chau and Wang Hongwei and Sam Leung Kin-Ping carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Five Hong Kong Stories, One Undesirable Future.".
7IMDB entry: tt5269560 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ho Chiu Yuen
Editing: Wong Fei-Pang
Sound: Bone Chan Chi-Fung
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: CN
Certification (US): 16
IMDB: Ten Years (2015)

Awards

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film

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Part of

Ten Years Collection

In 2017, the Ten Year Film Studio is preparing an international team for the Decade, with the aim of assisting in the production of international versions of the Decade to connect the world and promote the concept of universal values.