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Ten Years
Five shorts reveal a fictional Hong Kong in 2025, depicting a dystopian city where residents and activists face crackdowns under iron-fisted rule.
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Five shorts reveal a fictional Hong Kong in 2025, depicting a dystopian city where residents and activists face crackdowns under iron-fisted rule.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Kiwi Chow Kwun-Wai, Ng Ka-Leung, Jevons Au Man-Kit, Wong Fei-Pang, Fean Chung Chu-fung, Ho Fung-lun
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Runtime:104 minutes
Studio:Golden Scene
Cast
Zune Kwok, Wong Fei-Pang, Jevons Au Man-Kit, Ng Ka-Leung, Kiwi Chow Kwun-Wai
Director
Catherine Chau
Office Lady (segment "Dialect")
Wang Hongwei
Cheung Kwan-Cheung (segment "Extras")
Sam Leung Kin-Ping
Taxi Driver - Father (segment "Dialect")
Courtney Wu
Hairy (segment "Extras")
Liu Kai-Chi
Sam (segment "Local Egg")
Ng Siu-Hin
Amos Au-Yeung (segment "Self-immolator")
Neo Yau
Marco (segment "Self-immolator")
Kenneth Cheung Moon-Yuen
Graham Kan (segment "Self-immolator")
Ben Yuen Foo-Wah
Bruce Ngai (segment "Self-immolator")
Peter Chan Bei-Dak
Peter (segment "Extras")
Brenda Chan Kwai-Fan
Sammy Chan (segment "Self-immolator")
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