Back to the Past (2025)

Original title

尋秦記

Directed by

Jack Lai, Ng Yuen-Fai

Genre

science fiction film, period drama film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

12

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of people from the present travel back to ancient China. They must navigate historical events and personal conflicts while trying to find a way home.

adventurousnostalgicaction-packedtime-bendingfast-pacedepicheroicsuspenseful

What happens

Back to the Past (Chinese: 尋秦記) is a 2025 Hong Kong historical science fiction action film directed by Ng Yuen-fai and Jack Lai, with action directed by Sammo Hung. The film is a legacy sequel of the 2001 television series A Step into the Past, which was a spiritual sequel of the Wong Yee's novel, The Chronicles of Searching Qin. Louis Koo, Raymond Lam, Jessica Hsuan, Sonija Kwok, Joyce Tang, Power Chan, Jimmy Au, Wong Man-piu, Liu Kai-chi, John Tang, and Michelle Saram reprising their roles from the series, alongside newcomers from the film include Louis Cheung, Wu Yue, Timmy Hung, Chris Collins, Kevin Chu, Bai Baihe, and Michael Miu. Produced by Koo's One Cool Film Production, filming for Back to the Past began in April 2019 in Guizhou and wrapped up on 7 July 2019. It was theatrically released on 31 December 2025 in Hong Kong. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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