Movie

Ferry to Hong Kong

1959 · 112 min

A slow, character-driven voyage that mixes boozy charm with sudden peril, feeling like a faded adventure yarn with moments of genuine tension.

Overview: Mark Conrad, a habitual drunk and troublemaker with a shady past, is expelled by Hong Kong police after one too many bar fights. He's sent to Macao on the Fa Tsan, a ferry owned by Captain Hart. Conrad's papers are out of order and Macao refuses him entry. Unable to go ashore, Conrad is a permanent passenger on the ferry with Hart, who detests him. It's all one long, lazy voyage for Conrad until one fateful trip when an encounter with a typhoon and pirates forces Conrad to choose between an aimless drifter's life and becoming a man again.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Redemption, isolation, addiction, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: redemption
isolation
addiction
survival
identity
Places: sea
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild