Blossoms Under Somewhere (2024)

Original title

寄了一整個春天

Directed by

Yip Yuk-ying

Genre

drama

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

IIB

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two schoolgirls in Hong Kong sell used lingerie online and deal with the unexpected attention it brings. The film follows their experiences and the consequences of their actions.

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What happens

Blossoms Under Somewhere (Chinese: 寄了一整個春天) is a 2024 Hong Kong drama film directed and co-written by Riley Yip, marking her directorial debut as part of the First Feature Film Initiative, and produced by Fruit Chan. Starring Marife Yau and Sheena Chan as a pair of schoolgirls, the film explores their experiences while selling lingerie they have worn online and the unexpected attention they attracted. After initially leaving the film industry following her work on Weeds on Fire (2016), screenwriter Riley Yip developed the screenplay in 2019 and was subsequently selected for the First Feature Film Initiative in 2020. Pre-production commenced during the COVID-19 pandemic and principal photography took place in 2023, primarily at the Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired. The film also features two theme songs performed by Marife Yau. The film had its world premiere as the opening film of the 21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival on 18 October 2024, followed by a theatrical release in Hong Kong on 21 November. It received two nominations in the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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