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
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
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)
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