時代革命

時代革命 (2021)

Throughout Hong Kong’s history, Hongkongers have fought for freedom and democracy but have yet to succeed. In 2019, a controversial extradition bill was introduced that would allow Hongkongers to be tried in mainland China. This decision spurred massive protests, riots, and resistance against heavy-handed Chinese rule over the City-State. Award-winning director Kiwi Chow documents the events to tell the story of the movement, with both a macro view of its historical context and footage and interviews from protestors on the front lines.

Data lansării
2021-11-22
TMDB
8.3 / 10 (34)
Durată
2 h 32 min
Genuri
Documentar
Regizor
Kiwi Chow

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Revolution of Our Times is a 2021 Hong Kong documentary film directed by Kiwi Chow. The film covers the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests through interviews and footage of the frontline protest scenes. The documentary takes its name from a locally well-known political slogan "liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" which has been ruled as illegal by the Hong Kong High Court. The film had its debut in the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in France and is currently banned in mainland China and Hong Kong.

Production

The documentary is officially credited as produced "by Hong Kongers" as the political situation and legal environment of Hong Kong compels strict secrecy and anonymity over the making of the film. The only individual who was involved in the production of the documentary but has since revealed their own identity is the director, Kiwi Chow.

Yet, other than Chow, all members of the film crew and production team have remained anonymous. Who funded the making of the film is also unknown, but Chow has mentioned that a businessperson invited him to make the documentary. Many individuals had also decided to quit midway during the two-year production of the documentary.

The use of the iconic song "Glory to Hong Kong" at the end of the documentary film became embroiled in copyright controversies. DGX Music, composer of the song, accused Kiwi Chow of stealing the song and demanded Chow to remove the soundtrack. Chow apologised for the mistakes over handling of copyrights, but insisted the contract of copyright is still being drafted and is willing to increase the copyright fee.

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