Underplayed Gems

Christmas at the Royal Hotel (2018)

Christmas at the Royal Hotel poster
Original title
1941的聖誕
Directed by
Craig McCourry
Genre
war film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
14A
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Set in 1941, this film follows people caught in the Battle of Hong Kong during World War II. It focuses on their struggle to survive as the city falls to enemy forces.

historicalwar-tornseriousgrittyrestrainedsomberurgentatmospheric

What happens

《1941的聖誕》(英語:Christmas at the Royal Hotel)是一部於2018年上映的香港歷史劇情片,由美籍導演克雷格·麥考瑞(Craig McCourry)自編自導。該片的背景設定在1941年,講述二戰期間「香港保衛戰」的故事,於2018年8月27日、9月12日和9月26日在香港電影資料館電影院播映。据香港電檢部門发放的審查證書,該片在香港僅能放映英文版,且不能配上中文字幕。此舉引發了爭論。電檢部門的理由是片方並未將附有字幕的版本送審。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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