Fly Me to the Moon (2023)
- Original title
- 但願人長久
- Directed by
- Sasha Chuk
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 12 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 young Hunanese girl moves to Hong Kong and grows up facing poverty, discrimination, and family problems. The film follows her personal struggles over time.
melancholicintimateslow-burnpersonalgroundedreflectiveemotionally raw
What happens
Fly Me to the Moon (Chinese: 但願人長久) is a 2023 Hong Kong family drama film directed and written by Sasha Chuk, and produced by Stanley Kwan and Jun Li. Chuk also stars in a lead role, alongside Angela Yuen and Wu Kang-ren, as a Hunanese girl who immigrated to Hong Kong at a young age and faces poverty, discrimination and family issues. The film had its world premiere at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival on 23 October 2023, and was theatrically released on 11 April 2024 in Hong Kong. It received six nominations in the 30th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award, with Sasha Chuk winning Best Screenplay and Wu Kang-ren winning Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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