Synopsis
During the rise of the materialistic comfort of life in the 1960s, there emerges an undercurrent of danger in Hong Kong. No.7 Cherry Lane tells the tale of Ziming, a Hong Kong University undergraduate, entangled between his amorous feelings for a self-exiled mother Mrs Yu from Taiwan in the White Terror period, and her beautiful daughter Meiling. He takes them to different movies and through a series of magical moments on the big screen, forbidden passions are revealed. And the era coincides with Hong Kong’s turbulent times of 1967.
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Credits
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| OT: | Jìyuántái qihào | ||
| Director: | Yonfan | ||
| Screenplay: | Yonfan | ||
| Country: | Hong Kong, China | ||
| Production: | Far Sun Film Monica Chao | ||
| Cast: | (Voices) Sylvia Chang, Zhao Wai, Teresa Cheung, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Ann Hui, Fruit Chan | ||
| Length: | 125 min. | ||
| Language: | Cantonese mandarin OV / English subtitles | ||
| German Distribution: | / | ||
| Festivals: | Venice, Toronto, Busan, Vancouver, Mumbai, Viennale, Tokyo, Marrakesch, Gothenburg, Rotterdam etc. | ||
| Awards: | Venice Best Screenplay |