Focus Hong Kong: Chinese New Year

Screening across the weekend of Chinese New Year, the BFI marks the arrival of the Year of the Snake with a new selection of films in its Focus Hong Kong series.

Thu 23 Jan at 6:10pm TRUE LOVE, FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE
The UK Premiere of screenwriter Siu Koon-ho's directorial debut. A humanistic exploration of a traditional marriage, it traces the lifelong relationship between Sabrina and Andrew, two lovers who aren’t necessarily meant to be.

Sun 26 Jan 2:45pm  SHANGHAI BLUES
A special 40th anniversary presentation of Tsui Hark’s beloved romantic comedy. In 1937, during a Japanese air raid on Shanghai, a soldier meets a young woman under a bridge and in complete darkness. They vow to meet again after the war, even though each doesn’t know what the other looks like. Ten years later, they end up in the same building and unwittingly fall in love...

Sat 25 Jan 3:10pm   ALL SHALL BE WELL
The acclaimed 2024 follow-up to the award-winning Suk Suk, is a moving character-driven drama that explores the lives of older queer people in Hong Kong.