Drifting 濁水漂流
Hong Kong / 2021 / Colour / 112 min
In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
Dir. Jun LI
2022 / 03 / 23 (WED) - 6:20 PM
* Pre-recorded post-screening Q&A with the director
PictureHouse Central, London
2022 / 03 / 26 (Sat) - 6:15 PM
* Pre-recorded post-screening Q&A with the director
Genesis Cinema, London
Under the flyovers of Sham Shui Po in Hong Kong live a group of down-and-outs. Despised by local residents, they are regularly forced to move due to the city’s redevelopment projects.
One winter night, the authorities clear all their personal belongings while they are sleeping. Sick of being evicted, Fai and his companion decide to build wooden fences around their living space. Meanwhile, Ms Ho, a young social worker, helps them take to court to demand compensation for their losses.
-
His short film Liu Yang He (2017) won the Fresh Wave Award and Best Director at the 11th Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival. His next short film, My World (2018), was nominated for Best Short Film at the 55th Golden Horse Awards. His directorial feature debut, Tracey (2018), premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival and won the Best Supporting Actor at the 55th Golden Horse Awards, and both Best Supporting Actor and Actress at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards. Li himself was nominated for Best Screenplay and Best New Director at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards.
-
This is a story about dispossession and the failure of social infrastructure, about how a group of people depended on each other for survival, and their quest for dignity and justice. It is based on a true event of this group of homeless men and women who decided to sue the government for its violent clearance of the streets in 2012.
During the pre-production of this film, the social movement in Hong Kong had already erupted. Without knowing November 2019 would be the city's worst month, we opted to continue because we felt that the story was urgent. Now the work captures those emotions - the anger and hopelessness - of this contemporary moment. This film would have had a different look and quality if it was shot in a different period, but the most valuable feature of this work is its rawness and directness at its destined time.
-
Best Adapted Screenplay — The 58th Golden Horse Awards 2021
-
Best Narrative Feature — The 58th Golden Horse Awards 2021
Best Director — The 58th Golden Horse Awards 2021
Best Cinematography — The 58th Golden Horse Awards 2021
Best Original Film Score — The 58th Golden Horse Awards 2021
Best Leading Actor (Francis Ng) — The 58th Golden Horse Awards 2021
Best Supporting Actor (Tse Kwan-ho) — The 58th Golden Horse Awards 2021
Best Supporting Actor (Will Or) — The 58th Golden Horse Awards 2021
Best Supporting Actress (Loretta Lee) — The 58th Golden Horse Awards 2021
Best Cinematography — The 58th Golden Horse Awards 2021
Best Makeup & Costume Design — The 58th Golden Horse Awards 2021
Best Film Editing — The 58th Golden Horse Awards 2021
Best Supporting Actress — The Asian Film Awards 2021
Best Supporting Actor — The Asian Film Awards 2021
Grand Jury Prize — FIRST International Film Festival 2021
Audience Awards — FIRST International Film Festival 2021
-
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2021
Udine Fareast Film Festival 2021
Chinese Visual Festival 2021
Taipei Film Festival 2021
Cinecina 2021
Asian Pop Up Cinema by Sophia Choice 2021
Hawaii International Film Festival 2021
FIRST International Film Festival 2021
New Zealand International Film Festival 2021
Asian Film Festival Barcelona 2021
17th Zurich Film Festival 2021
The Independent FilmFest Osnabruck 2021
Festival Allers-Retours Cinema d’auteur Chinois 2021
Films from the South Festival 2021
Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2021
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2021
