China202393 minCantoneseDrama, First Feature
While picking juicy lychees on an endless summer day, Ting is uneasy. She’s on the verge of marriage in her hometown in mainland China. Her father will not be there. He long ago left her and her mother to stay with his preferred family in Hong Kong — part of the legacy of men from the region who had extramarital affairs in China in the 1980s and '90s. Before she ties the knot, Ting ventures to Hong Kong to find the father she’s never known. While on her journey, she finds she has other loose ends to tie up, too.
Luscious imagery, moody music, and sultry summer vibes saturate Guangdong filmmaker Choy Ji’s first feature film with wistful longing for love in another place, another time. Through Ting and her family story, Director Choy brilliantly displays the Hong Kong of his own youth — mysterious and magical, distant despite being so close.
– Aram Siu Wai Collier
Lin Dongping
Sunny Sun
Eddy Au-Yeung
Pan Jie
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Busan International Film Festival, 2023
Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2024
Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2024
Choy Ji
Choy Ji was born in 1988 in Chaozhou, Guangdong, China. His works have won the Best Short Film at the China Independent Film Festival, and have been selected for the Busan International Short Film Festival and the Tampere Film Festival. Borrowed Time is his first feature film, and premiered at the 28th Busan International Film Festival.
14 Nov, 2024 8:00 pm
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