KINO presents: Hong Kong Stories: Lives in Transition
10 year anniversary Hong Kong Stories Special

KINO presents: Hong Kong Stories: Lives in Transition

Starting October 9th, KINO invites you to the ever-changing, neon-drenched city of Hong Kong. From the 1980s to the late 2010s, 15 films paint a portrait of this densely populated landscape through the many stories of its people. Across the films, stories of class divisions, housing struggles, migration, youthful anxiety and loneliness intertwine with tales of romance, human connection and some iconic Hong Kong action. Together, these films capture both the energy and alienation of city life, revealing a Hong Kong that is vibrant, complex and constantly changing. And of course, all your favourite actors and singers are represented: Leslie, Anita, Andy, Maggie, Tony, Faye… they’re all there!

This programme is made possible with the support of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels.

 

 

Infernal Affairs (2002)
Hong Kong Stories Special

Infernal Affairs (2002)

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

  • Kijkwijzer 16
Chungking Express (1994)
Hong Kong Stories Special

Chungking Express (1994)

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

  • Kijkwijzer 12
  • Eng
  • Geweld
  • Groftaalgebruik
Still Human (2018)
Hong Kong Stories Special

Still Human (2018)

A Hong Kong man with a disability hires a Filipino migrant worker to care for him. As they spend more time together through different seasons, they start learning about themselves.

  • Kijkwijzer 14
Autumn Moon (1992)
Hong Kong Stories Special

Autumn Moon (1992)

A Japanese tourist, Tokio, meets a 15-year-old Hong Kong girl and her grandmother left behind in Hong Kong while their family emigrates to Canada.

  • Kijkwijzer 14
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)
Hong Kong Stories Special

Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)

Three lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Pearl, a sadistic young girl, has observed the scene, follows the bombers and starts to manipulate them. The four criminals plan more and more daring acts.

  • Kijkwijzer 16
  • Eng
  • Geweld
Spacked Out (2000)
Hong Kong Stories Special

Spacked Out (2000)

In the god-forsaken satellite city of Tuen Mun, 13-year-old Cookie suspects she’s pregnant. Lately things have not been going her way. Her mother left; her father ignores her; her best friend is in reform school; and her boyfriend is off selling bootleg VCDs in bustling Mong Kok. Flanked by her ride-or-dies Banana, Sissy, and Bean-Curd, she journeys into town to find an abortionist.

  • Kijkwijzer 16
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)
Hong Kong Stories Special

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)

The fallout resulting from a botched Triad gang smuggling job forces a young couple to separate – she becomes a kingpin’s unwilling moll and he travels to the Philippines to work as a contract killer. Six years later, the two are reunited in a chance encounter, but their rekindled emotions and people from their past lead them into extreme danger.

  • Kijkwijzer 14
Nomad (1982)
Hong Kong Stories Special

Nomad (1982)

Four carefree lovers in Hong Kong enjoy their youth while danger looms on the edges.

  • Kijkwijzer 14
As Tears Go By (1988)
Hong Kong Stories Special

As Tears Go By (1988)

Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly.

Mad World (2016)
Hong Kong Stories Special

Mad World (2016)

An absentee father and his bipolar son are forced to live together as they struggle with a recent family tragedy. The tension and anxiety boil as they live and try to cope in a tiny apartment. As time passes, they realize their shared pain is not their only source of grief, as they find the outside world is a cruel and unjust place.

A Simple Life (2011)
Hong Kong Stories Special

A Simple Life (2011)

After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people’s home.

  • Kijkwijzer 14
July Rhapsody (2002)
Hong Kong Stories Special

July Rhapsody (2002)

Outwardly, Lam takes pride in his job teaching Chinese literature at an elite school and in his caring wife and two sons. But deep down, the forty-year-old wrestles with unfulfilled desires stoked by jealousy over his friends’ professional successes and the advances of a flirtatious student. The sudden return of his former mentor finally upsets this delicate balance, forcing Lam to unearth the long-hidden truth about who he is and gain a new perspective on how to live the rest of his life

  • Kijkwijzer 16
Made in Hong Kong (1997)
Hong Kong Stories Special

Made in Hong Kong (1997)

Hong Kong 1997, where young people dream of love and death, suicide and murder. Moon is a cynical young debt collector, smitten by Ping, a young woman dying of kidney disease. A suicide note from a student they don’t know ends up intertwining their fates.

  • Kijkwijzer 16
Rouge (1987)
Hong Kong Stories Special

Rouge (1987)

Amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family fall in love and embrace death by suicide pact. Fifty years later, her ghost returns to find him, drawing a young contemporary couple into her quest to rekindle a passion that may be as illusory as time itself.

  • Kijkwijzer 16
A Moment of Romance (1990)
Hong Kong Stories Special

A Moment of Romance (1990)

After a young Triad member takes an upper-class girl hostage during his escape from a jewelry heist, the two find themselves falling in love, in spite of the repercussions caused by their forbidden relationship.

  • Kijkwijzer 16

Specials

Get with the Program: 10 Staff Picks for 10 Years KINO
10 year anniversary Special

Get with the Program: 10 Staff Picks for 10 Years KINO

KINO would be nothing without the great people that work here. To celebrate our first decade, We've asked the staff of KINO to choose one of their favourite films and to introduce them all.

Jozef van Wissem plays Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920)
10 year anniversary Muziek Special

Jozef van Wissem plays Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920)

Award-winning composer and performer Jozef van Wissem returns to KINO on October 15th. He will perform a live score to Robert Wiene’s silent horror classic Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920).

The Odyssey – a 70mm presentation
a 70mm presentation Food

The Odyssey – a 70mm presentation

Christopher Nolans nieuwste epiek is volledig geschoten met IMAX Panavision 65mm camera’s en vanaf 16 juli op glorieus 70mm te bewonderen in onze grootste zaal.