Chinese Box

Nov 14, 1997

1h 39m

★ 5.9

Overview

The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Canal+

Trimark Pictures

NDF International

Pony Canyon

Chinese Box Trailers

Cast

John

Jeremy Irons

Vivian

Gong Li

Jean

Maggie Cheung

Chang

Michael Hui Koon-Man

Jim

Rubén Blades

William

Jared Harris

Lilly

Josie Ho

Homeless Man

Chaplin Chang

New Year's Party MC

Russell Cawthorne

Amanda Everheart

Emma Lucia

Rick

Ken Bennett

William Wong

Emotion Cheung Kam-Ching

The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.

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