Chinese Box

– The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
1997
Chinese Box (1997)

The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.

Release Date:

17 Apr 1998

Language:

English, Cantonese

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Wayne Wang

Writer:

Jean-Claude Carrière (screenplay), Jean-Claude Carrière (story), Larry Gross, Rachel Ingalls (Jean's story inspired by "Last Act: The Madhouse"), Paul Theroux (story), Wayne Wang (story)

Main Actors:

Jeremy Irons, Li Gong, Maggie Cheung, Michael Hui

Plot:

John is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong; his friend Jim often crashes in his cramped apartment. John's unrequited love is Vivian whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers that he has a rare form of leukemia and has only months to live. So John, Jim, and the disfigured proto-hippy Jean grab a digital video camera and prowl the streets, seeking to document the "real" Hong Kong one last time.

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations.

Production:

Trimark

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
62%