Ann Hui — Director (14)
Boat People (1982) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
投奔怒海
8.2 (6 ratings) director: Ann Hui actor: George Lam Tsz-Cheung / Season Ma
other title: Passeport pour l'enfer / 投奔怒海
A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the liberation to document the nation, and begins following and documenting the young children from a poor Vietnamese family.
July Rhapsody (2002) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB WikiData IMDb Douban
男人四十
6.8 (6 ratings) director: Ann Hui actor: Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau / Anita Mui
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.
Night and Fog (2009) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
天水圍的夜與霧
director: Ann Hui actor: Simon Yam / Zhang Jingchu
other title: Night And Fog / 天水圍的夜與霧
A troubled marriage fueled by the husband's jealousy, abuse, and financial struggles takes a dark turn as he becomes increasingly controlling, and subjects his wife to unbearable torment.
Song of the Exile (1990) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
客途秋恨
director: Ann Hui actor: Maggie Cheung / Lu Hsiao-Fen
other title: Le Chant de l'exil / Canción del exilio
Set in the early 1970s, it tells the story of a Chinese-Japanese student who returns to her native Hong Kong after graduating from a university in London. Once she arrives back home, she and her family begin to fight, largely due to cultural and societal conflicts between her mother and herself.
The Story of Woo Viet (1981) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban NeoDB
胡越的故事
director: Ann Hui actor: Chow Yun-Fat / Cora Miao
Wu Viet is a Vietnamese refugee who wants to leave his country behind and start over in the United States. First, he must make his way to Hong Kong, but as he passes through Thailand, he meets a beautiful woman who travels with him. Wu and his new love end up in a refugee camp in Thailand, where they discover many of their countrymen are disappearing under mysterious circumstances. As Wu tries to learn the truth about what's happening, he discovers his life is in danger, and he must flee to the Philippines for safety.
The Way We Are (2008) [Movie] NeoDB Douban WikiData IMDb TMDB
天水圍的日與夜
director: Ann Hui actor: Nina Paw Hei-Ching / Cecilia Chan Lai-Wan
Cheung, a single mother living in an area with high crime rates, works hard to provide for her son while helping out her elderly neighbor.
Summer Snow (1995) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
女人,四十
director: Ann Hui actor: Josephine Siao Fong-Fong / Roy Chiao
other title: Neige d'été / 女人,四十
Tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun, who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family.
The Golden Era (2014) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
黃金時代
director: Ann Hui actor: Tang Wei / William Feng
other title: 黃金時代 / Huang jin shi dai
The story of writer Xiao Hong comes alive through memories of her great love affair, literary influence and escape from China during World War II.
Ordinary Heroes (1999) [Movie] NeoDB WikiData IMDb TMDB
千言萬語
director: Ann Hui actor: Anthony Wong Chau-Sang / Loletta Lee Lai-Chun
other title: Qian yan wan yu
Ordinary Heroes is a narration about the life stories of an advocate, a prostitute, a social worker, and a priest during the social movements from 1970s to 1980s in Hong Kong. The film is based upon true stories.
Our Time Will Come (2017) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
明月幾時有
director: Ann Hui actor: Zhou Xun / Eddie Peng Yu-Yan
other title: 明月幾時有
In Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, a school teacher and her would-be-fiancé link up with Chinese guerrilla fighters, forging their own path to freedom.