Drama, Documentary, Comedy
This anthology film, whose Chinese title begins with a romantic name for human excrement, premiered internationally at Rotterdam and won Best Screenplay from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society. A variety of Hong Kong people wrestle with nostalgia when facing an uncertain future. Their stories give way to a documentary featuring a young barista turned political candidate.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Brazil
Scully's New Year's Eve
In the Mood for Love
2046
Four Rooms
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
El sitio en el que también se está
Flow
The Prestige
New York Stories
Extraconiugale
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
Non Non Biyori Repeat OVA
Bloodsport
Romance & Cigarettes
Romulus, My Father
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Chan Is Missing
Escape from the World's Most Dangerous Place
SIMILAR MOVIES
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 1971
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.Brazil
IMDB 7.7 | Feb , 1985
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.Scully's New Year's Eve
IMDB 8 | Jan , 1978
Scully invites his mates to gatecrash his mum's New Year's Eve party.In the Mood for Love
IMDB 8.1 | Sep , 2000
In 1962 Hong Kong, neighbors Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan) and Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) discover their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time together, they develop feelings for each other, but their relationship remains chaste and unspoken, reflecting societal constraints and their own moral compass.2046
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2004
Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.Four Rooms
IMDB 5.9 | Dec , 1995
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after another.Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1932
Kuhle Wampe takes place in early-1930s Berlin. The film begins with a montage of newspaper headlines describing steadily-rising unemployment figures. This is followed by scenes of a young man looking for work in the city and the family discussing the unpaid back rent. The young man, brother of the protagonist Anni, removes his wristwatch and throws himself from a window out of despair. Shortly thereafter his family is evicted from their apartment. Now homeless, the family moves into a garden colony of sorts with the name “Kuhle Wampe.”El sitio en el que también se está
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2024
Sebastián is from Venezuela and arrives at a shelter for migrant minors in Mexico City. There he meets Aurora, a girl from Guatemala, with whom he falls in love. Both are waiting for a response to their asylum application. Time is running out and the farewell is inevitable.Flow
IMDB 8 | Jan , 1996
A filmmaker talks about his work and love life with an unseen friend behind the camera. We also watch four of his short films.The Prestige
IMDB 8.2 | Oct , 2006
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.New York Stories
IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 1989
Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the most-talked about films in years, New York Stories features the creative collaboration of three of America's most popular directors, Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola, and Woody Allen.Extraconiugale
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1964
Three anthological segments about sexcapades and erotic fantasies in middle-class Italy.The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
IMDB 8.3 | May , 2022
When five lovely young girls who hate studying hire part-time tutor Futaro, he guides not only their education but also their hearts. Time spent has brought them all closer, with feelings growing within the girls and Futaro. As they finish their third year of high school and their last school festival approaches, they set their sights on what’s next. Is there a future with one of them and Futaro?Non Non Biyori Repeat OVA
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 2016
An OVA bundled with the tenth manga volume.Bloodsport
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1988
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.Romance & Cigarettes
IMDB 6 | Sep , 2005
Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval. Kitty kicks Nick out of the house, and he is forced to make some difficult decisions.Romulus, My Father
IMDB 5.8 | May , 2007
The story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
IMDB 7.8 | Jul , 2006
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.Chan Is Missing
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 1982
Two cabbies search San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Their quest leads them on a humorous, if mundane, journey which illuminates the many problems experienced by Chinese-Americans trying to assimilate into contemporary American society.Escape from the World's Most Dangerous Place
IMDB 10 | Apr , 2012
Successful model Samira Hashi makes an emotional return to Somalia, one of the most dangerous places in the world and the place she was born. Civil war broke out in 1991, 10 days after Samira's birth, but two years later her family managed to flee the country and she grew up in the UK.Now, as Samira and the war both turn 21, she's going back for the first time to visit the people and places she left behind. The contrast with her safe and glamorous life in London could not be starker as she experiences firsthand the war's effect on a generation of young people growing up in conflict.