In less than five months, Hong Kong will mark 20 years the territory has been returned to China’s control. To mark the occasion, director Ann Hui made the film “Our Time Will Come.”
The movie combines a war epic and art-house drama genres to tell the story of Fang Gu, a legendary heroine who served as one of the important figures when Japan occupied Hong Kong from 1941 through 1945, China.org reported. It stars Zhou Xun, Guo Tao, Wallace Huo, Ray Lui, Paw Hee-ching, Chun Xia, Sam Lee, Deanie Ip, Tony Leung, Jiang Wenli and Eddie Peng.
School Teacher-Turned-Freedom Fighter
Zhou Xun plays the role of Fang Gu, a school teacher who eventually becomes a guerilla fights to defend from Japanese occupation Hong Kong, according to CFENSI. Playing the role off Liu Jinjin, a master of disguise and legendary gunman, is Eddie Pen who is also a well-educated young man skilled in debating with scholars.
The female lead, Wallace Huo, plays Li Jinrong, a romantic idealist whose dream is to enjoy a peaceful future with Fang Gu, her lover. But she would soon realize naivety has no place when your country is torn by war, prompting Li Jinrong to join fighters protecting their homeland.
A Different Ann Hui
“Our Time Will Come” depicts how the youth of Hong Kong fought, rescued and struggled as part of resistance groups during World War II. The film would present a brave, bloody and aggressive Ann Hui, Polybona Films President Yu Dong said.
The movie is scheduled for release on July 1, 2017, exactly two decades since the return of Hong Kong to China as an autonomous special administrative region. Ann Hui’s last movie, “The Golden Era,” won the Best Film and Best Director awards at the recent Hong Kong Film Festival.
For the next film festival, “Our Time Will Come is expected to likewise be nominated in various categories.