Critics reviews

It's a good example of how a film can have social importance because of the moment at which it emerges. Along with Yellowing, it will be a lasting memorial to the struggles of Hong Kong people to introduce democracy to China.

Although not the most aesthetically sophisticated film at the 18th FEFF, Ten Years was certainly the most significant.

The film itself is a fine surprise. The episodes vary in ambition, angle of approach and effectiveness – always the way in omnibus movies – but the overall tone is grown-up and engaging.

In the service of each worst-case scenario, the various shorts employ arresting visuals, edgy film language and absorbing storylines to express some citizens' uncertainty about viability of "One Country, Two Systems" in the former British colony.