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Nomad (1982)

Nomad poster
Original title
烈火青春
Directed by
Patrick Tam
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
19
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of young people in Hong Kong feel disconnected from society and search for meaning in their lives. The film follows their experiences and struggles as they drift through relationships and daily existence.

melancholicdisaffectedcontemplativepoeticrestlessslow-burnatmosphericlost

What happens

Nomad (Chinese: 烈火青春) is a 1982 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Tam. It is about the experiences of a group of youngsters who feel lost and try to find the meaning of life. At the 1983, the film was nominated eight awards with two of them for Best New Performer with both Pat Ha and Cecilia Yip being nominated. It has since been included on Best-Of lists organized by Hong Kong Film Awards in 2005 and the Hong Kong Film Archive in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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