Last Exit to Kai Tak

Country

Hong Kong

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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