Blue Island

2022 PG-13 1h 37m

6.7 / 10 8

RATING

6.7/10

YOUR RATING

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 desolate depression among the people of Hong Kong. “A desperate attempt to capture the final moments of a sinking island”, as maker Chan Tze-woon himself puts it.

Director Chan Tze-Woon

Writers

Chan Tze-Woon

Stars

Tin Siu Ying Anson Sham Kwan Yin Kelvin Tam Kwan Long

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Geronimo1967 23 Oct 2022

6/10

Tze Woon Chan sets out to depict the current state of affairs in Hong Kong as the Chinese Communist Party continues to rewrite the treaty that saw it transfer from British rule in 1997 in this interesting but rather poorly constructed documentary. It follows a group of activists - old and young - as they try to fight for democracy against an overwhelming political and authoritarian regime and at t...