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Young, broke, and already discarded, Made in Hong Kong captures the thrill of adolescence on the edge of collapse. Fruit Chan's raw 1997 landmark is a bruised coming-of-age story where romance, violence, and hopelessness collide.
High-school dropout and would-be Triad tough Autumn Moon (Sam Lee, in a star-making debut) drifts through the overcrowded housing estates and back alleys of Hong Kong, collecting debts for gangsters and seeing little hope for himself or the city around him. When he falls for the gravely ill Ping and becomes entangled with the vulnerable Susan, youthful restlessness spirals toward heartbreak and despair. The first independent film released in post-Handover Hong Kong, Fruit Chan's atmospheric shoestring-budget breakthrough was shot on leftover 35mm short ends, giving it a jagged immediacy that mirrors the instability of its moment. A tough, pessimistic portrait of nihilistic youth and a city on the brink, Made in Hong Kong remains one of the defining works of modern Hong Kong cinema.
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Young, broke, and already discarded, Made in Hong Kong captures the thrill of adolescence on the edge of collapse. Fruit Chan's raw 1997 landmark is a bruised coming-of-age story where romance, violence, and hopelessness collide.
High-school dropout and would-be Triad tough Autumn Moon (Sam Lee, in a star-making debut) drifts through the overcrowded housing estates and back alleys of Hong Kong, collecting debts for gangsters and seeing little hope for himself or the city around him. When he falls for the gravely ill Ping and becomes entangled with the vulnerable Susan, youthful restlessness spirals toward heartbreak and despair. The first independent film released in post-Handover Hong Kong, Fruit Chan's atmospheric shoestring-budget breakthrough was shot on leftover 35mm short ends, giving it a jagged immediacy that mirrors the instability of its moment. A tough, pessimistic portrait of nihilistic youth and a city on the brink, Made in Hong Kong remains one of the defining works of modern Hong Kong cinema.
Co-presented by AMOMENT BOOKS - https://amomentbooks.com
Young, broke, and already discarded, Made in Hong Kong captures the thrill of adolescence on the edge of collapse. Fruit Chan's raw 1997 landmark is a bruised coming-of-age story where romance, violence, and hopelessness collide.
High-school dropout and would-be Triad tough Autumn Moon (Sam Lee, in a star-making debut) drifts through the overcrowded housing estates and back alleys of Hong Kong, collecting debts for gangsters and seeing little hope for himself or the city around him. When he falls for the gravely ill Ping and becomes entangled with the vulnerable Susan, youthful restlessness spirals toward heartbreak and despair. The first independent film released in post-Handover Hong Kong, Fruit Chan's atmospheric shoestring-budget breakthrough was shot on leftover 35mm short ends, giving it a jagged immediacy that mirrors the instability of its moment. A tough, pessimistic portrait of nihilistic youth and a city on the brink, Made in Hong Kong remains one of the defining works of modern Hong Kong cinema.
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Young, broke, and already discarded, Made in Hong Kong captures the thrill of adolescence on the edge of collapse. Fruit Chan's raw 1997 landmark is a bruised coming-of-age story where romance, violence, and hopelessness collide.
High-school dropout and would-be Triad tough Autumn Moon (Sam Lee, in a star-making debut) drifts through the overcrowded housing estates and back alleys of Hong Kong, collecting debts for gangsters and seeing little hope for himself or the city around him. When he falls for the gravely ill Ping and becomes entangled with the vulnerable Susan, youthful restlessness spirals toward heartbreak and despair. The first independent film released in post-Handover Hong Kong, Fruit Chan's atmospheric shoestring-budget breakthrough was shot on leftover 35mm short ends, giving it a jagged immediacy that mirrors the instability of its moment. A tough, pessimistic portrait of nihilistic youth and a city on the brink, Made in Hong Kong remains one of the defining works of modern Hong Kong cinema.
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