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  • 2022
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2022
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 37 m

Summary Although the Chinese government promised that Hong Kong would retain separate status until 2047, in recent years the Chinese state has consolidated its power over the metropolis. Large-scale protests by the populace have been brutally suppressed. This mix of documentary, fiction, and visions of the future reveals the current state of des...

Written By: Tze Woon Chan

  • 2022
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2022
  • Icarus Films
  • 1 h 37 m

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Summary Although the Chinese government promised that Hong Kong would retain separate status until 2047, in recent years the Chinese state has consolidated its power over the metropolis. Large-scale protests by the populace have been brutally suppressed. This mix of documentary, fiction, and visions of the future reveals the current state of des...

Written By: Tze Woon Chan

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Jul 28, 2022
While there is no shortage of frontline footage of arrests and protestors clashing with police, most of the running time is dedicated to placing recent events in historical and deeply personal contexts.
By Richard Kuipers FULL REVIEW
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Jul 29, 2022
The artful parallels that director Chan Tze Woon draws between contemporary and now middle-aged pro-democratic Hong Kong protesters often seem insubstantial given the movie’s thinly drawn narrative of historic events.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
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Jul 28, 2022
The past-present parallelism is provocative, but it also seems faintly superficial — a way of eliding distinctions and streamlining history.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Jul 29, 2022
Duration 1 h 37 m
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Website https://www.facebook.com/blueislandmovie
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Awards

Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
CAAMFest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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