Echoes of the Rainbow (2010)

Original title

歲月神偷

Directed by

Alex Law

Genre

drama film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 86 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A working class family in 1960s Hong Kong faces hardship when their eldest son, a star athlete and popular student, is diagnosed with leukemia. The story shows their everyday life and struggles.

nostalgicbittersweetgentlefamily-centeredslow-pacedwarmsadatmosphericheartfelt

What happens

Echoes of the Rainbow (Chinese: 歲月神偷; Jyutping: Seoi3 Jyut6 San4 Tau1; romanisation: Shui Yuet Sun Tau; literally "Time, the Thief") is a 2010 Hong Kong drama film directed by Alex Law and starring Simon Yam and Sandra Ng. It won the Crystal Bear for the Best Film in the Children's Jury "Generation Kplus" category at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival. It tells the story of a working family in Hong Kong whose eldest son, a popular boy and star athlete, becomes ill with leukemia. The film is set in 1960s British Hong Kong and was shot on the historic Wing Lee Street in Sheung Wan. It was financed by the Hong Kong government's Film Development Fund. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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