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Hong Kong Film Festival to Open With Ray Yeung’s ‘All Shall Be Well,’ Close With Japanese Charmer ‘All the Long Nights’
Unveiling the lineup for its 48th edition, the Hong Kong Film Festival will open with Ray Yeung’s 'All Shall Be Well.'
Chinese-language films selected for the Firebird competition include: “Borrowed Time,” “Brief History of a Family,” “Carefree Days,” Fresh off Markham,” “A Journey in Spring,” “Snow in Midsummer,” “Some Rain Must Fall” and “A Song Sung Blue.” The festival’s other highlights include: the Asian premiere of “Gift,” a live concert collaboration between Hamaguchi Ryusuke and composer Ishibashi Eiko; a visit by and a retrospective of renowned British-Irish playwright-director and multiple award-winner Martin McDonagh; and presentations by Spain’s Víctor Erice and Cannes best actress winner Zar Amir (“Holy Spider”). The larger Global Vision section includes: “How to Have Sex,” “Inshallah, A Boy,” “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell,” Oasis of Now,” “ Shayda” and “Terrestrial Verses.”
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