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Floating City

2012 · 104 min

A slow, serious period drama about ambition and social climbing, carried by a sweeping sense of a changing city.

Directed by
Yim Ho
Genres
Drama
Overview
Set in Hong Kong in the 1980s, the film follows a fisherman’s son who rises to become a powerful tai pan.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Class, ambition, identity, race
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Yim Ho
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Yim Ho
    Written by
    Marco Pong Heung-Yee, Yim Ho
    Starring
    Aaron Kwok Fu-shing, Charlie Yeung Choi-nei, Josie Ho, Nina Paw Hei-ching, Annie Liu Xin-you, Au Hin-Wai, David Peatfield, Cherry Ngan Cheuk-Ling
    Cinematography
    Andy Lam Kwok-wah
    Runtime
    104 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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