Our Time Will Come
Ming Jyut Gei Si Jau | 明月几时有 | 明月幾時有
Synopsis
Set in the 1940s, the story tells the story of a legendary woman Fang Gu, who is one of the key figures during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. It will also portrayal the fight and struggle for freedom and independence by youths of the resistance groups.
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Awards & Festivals
Hong Kong Film Awards
2018 | 5 wins including: Best Film
2018 | 6 nominations including: Best Screenplay
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2017 | 2 nominations including: Best Performance by an Actress
The sumptuousness, romance, and derring-do that usually characterize wartime cloak-and-dagger stories only occasionally pop into Hui’s low-key take on the period, which is more concerned with how people (especially women) keep living in times of war; her unlikely roster of collaborators . . . reflects the film’s more humanist ends. . . . Hui remains under-appreciated abroad. Like many of her films, Our Time Will Come requires and rewards patience.
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
December 04, 2017
Ferdy on Films
At a time when the outlook for women working in Hollywood appears just as bleak as ever, it’s wonderful to note that directors like Ann Hui are still working at or near the top of their game… Hui uses the real-life rescue operation brilliantly to introduce the audience to the characters who will feature prominently in the second half of the film, offer clues as to how ordinary people go about becoming underground rebels, and tie their relationships and fates together.
Marilyn Ferdinand
July 24, 2017
Like most of Hui’s films, Our Time’s subtlety is entrancing, withholding big dramatic moments to consider everyday behavior. This strategy speaks to Hui’s tremendous gifts of directing actors and establishing a sense of place. Her characters make serious moral decisions based on their connection to where they live and how they perform simple actions.
Ben Sachs
July 12, 2017
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