| The Secret | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ann Hui |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
The Secret is a 1979 Hong Kong movie directed by Ann Hui. It is Hui's debut feature film. [1]
| The Secret | |
|---|---|
| Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ann Hui |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
The Secret is a 1979 Hong Kong movie directed by Ann Hui. It is Hui's debut feature film. [1]
The plot is based on real events, "the “Double Corpse Murder Case” in the Mount Lung Fu, an event that occurred in Hong Kong in 1970." [2]
According to a very positive review on Asian Movie Pulse, The Secret is a"bright debut for a directress that managed to analyse Hong Kong identity within the frame of a commercial success". [2]
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The 4th Okinawa International Movie Festival was held from March 24 to March 31, 2012 and took place at the Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan City and Sakurazaka Theater in Naha, owned and run by Japanese director Yuji Nakae. Total attendance was 410,000.
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Our Time Will Come is a 2017 war film directed by Ann Hui, starring Zhou Xun, Eddie Peng and Wallace Huo. It revolves around the resistance movement during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. The film opened in China on July 1, 2017 to commemorate and to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China. It was released in Hong Kong on July 6, and in the United States and Canada on July 7.
Love After Love is a 2020 Chinese romance drama film directed by Ann Hui, and starring Ma Sichun, Faye Yu, Eddie Peng, Chang Chun-ning and Fan Wei. The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on September 8, 2020. It was released theatrically in China on October 22, 2021.
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