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      Ten Years

      2015 1 hr. 44 min. Drama List
      100% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Five short films set in Hong Kong in 2025. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Watched this film based on the discussion it stirred upon its release. Ten Years is a collection of shorts that paint a bleak picture for the future of Hong Kong. One cannot feel but helpless while watching these shorts. Yet, this movie is more for those living in Hong Kong than outside. People who have never been to Hong Kong will not be able to relate or understand without more context. Maybe that's why it didn't catch on for non-Hong Kong enthusiasts. 3.5/5. I enjoy the film. I understand the underlying stories. But the message could have been done in a better way. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member A nightmare for HKers that's turning real. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Must watch to learn about current Hong Kong's political situation and how Chinese Communist government manipulates/controls people through fear. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member This politically charged and very independently made film from Hong Kong is a collection of 5 short films (4 cautionary tales and 1 head-scratcher that could cure insomnia) made by different director-writers under the same umbrella of what could happen to the ex-colony in 10 years' time. Using different styles to distinguish and retain each segment's identity: a B&W assassination thriller, a more light-hearted vignette on a taxi-driver who doesn't speak Mandarin and even a fake documentary about an imaginary hunger striker who died protesting, these prophetic stories feel bleak and uncompromising, but end on a hopeful note with the last story about an local egg-seller and his son who's recruited into the Young Guards. Explicitly accusing the mainland Chinese government of nefarious wrongdoings and repudiation of previous promises and agreements, the film has since been banned, or more accurately ignored and disregarded, in the rest of China outside of HK. As a native Hongkonger, the film no doubt resonates on a personal level. For a foreign audience, it is an indictment against totalitarianism as well as a satirical look at state control and censorship. This is a courageous film that educates as well as entertains (with a great line delivered nonchalantly by a child that ends the film with a smile) proving the old saying that the word is definitely mightier than the sword. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Politics suck? Yes, if you're unable to comprehend it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I appreciated those 5 young filmmakers to have the guts, creative-mind and sincere. I have no doubt for them. The whole movie isn't bad, but not as amazing as I expected(at least not great enough to win the Best Picture). Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Maggie Lee Variety Bristling with an "if not now, when?" thirst for change, this epic historical document of the city's political zeitgeist should explode at festivals and online platforms like a Molotov cocktail. Apr 19, 2016 Full Review Phil Hoad Guardian Filmed for just 55,000, Ten Years is a smoke grenade lobbed into the febrile political and civic climate of the "special administration region". Rated: 4/5 Mar 23, 2016 Full Review Phil Guie Film-Forward.com This is an important film reflecting the angst and fears of a society undergoing dramatic changes. Five of its artists behind the camera, as well as countless actors, faced an uphill battle to be heard; they should not be silenced. Rated: 4/5 Mar 26, 2019 Full Review Stephanie Watts One Room With A View Ten Years is a challenging but ultimately fascinating viewing experience. Rated: 3/5 Aug 24, 2018 Full Review James Marsh Screen International Rarely has Hong Kong politics been addressed as overtly as in Ten Years, a speculative science fiction anthology from a quintet of the city's most promising young directors. Oct 12, 2016 Full Review Ken Eisner Georgia Straight The whole package is well worth seeing as a smartly varied projection of anxieties regarding Hong Kong's future as it gets drawn further into the PRC fold. Oct 12, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Five short films set in Hong Kong in 2025.
      Director
      Jevons Au, Ng Ka-Leung, Chow Kwun-Wai, Fei-Pang Wong, Kwok Zune
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 23, 2017
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