Last Exit to Kai Tak
- Country
- Hong Kong
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows five people in Hong Kong after the 2014 protests. It shows their personal choices about whether to stay or leave and how they deal with a changing city.
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What happens
Last Exit to Kai Tak (Chinese: 分域大道) is a 2018 Hong Kong documentary exploring the different choices and fates of Hongkongers in the aftermath of the 2014 Umbrella Revolution. Directed by British filmmaker Matthew Torne, the film follows the stories of five protagonists, portraying their struggles between leaving and staying, as well as the personal decisions they make in the face of changing times. Unlike traditional protest documentaries, Last Exit to Kai Tak does not recount history through news-style reporting or focus on the intense clashes at protest sites. Instead, it pieces together a portrait of post-Umbrella Movement Hong Kong through the personal experiences of its participants. The film premiered on September 26, 2018, marking the fourth anniversary of the movement. Matthew Torne has also directed another film Lessons in Dissent (2014) on the same topic of 2014 Umbrella Revolution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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