Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

Jul 7, 2022

1h 52m

★ 6.9

Overview

A seven-part anthology film exploring the history of Hong Kong from the 1940s to present day.

Genres

Action

Drama

History

Romance

Production Companies

Media Asia Films

Milkyway Image

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong Trailers

Cast

Master (segment "Exercise")

Timmy Hung Tin-Ming

Self (segment "Exercise")

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Headmaster (segment "Headmaster")

Francis Ng Chun-Yu

Wong Siu-Fong (segment "Headmaster")

Sire Ma

(segment "Headmaster")

Sam Leung Kin-Ping

(segment "Headmaster")

Ben Yuen Foo-Wah

Ivy Yu (segment "Tender Is the Night")

Jennifer Yu

Yip Ka-Lam (segment "Tender Is the Night")

Ian Gouw

Grandpa Wong (segment "Homecoming")

Yuen Wah

Baby (segment "Homecoming")

Ashley Lam

Investor (segment "Bonanza")

Ng Wing-Sze

Investor (segment "Bonanza")

Tony Wu

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

7.6

The Killer

Mar 24, 1989

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

6.8

Naked Weapon

Nov 15, 2002

A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.

6.3

The Death King

Jan 25, 1990

Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.

0.0

The Drowned

Oct 26, 2024

No overview available.

7.1

A Better Tomorrow II

Dec 17, 1987

A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.

2.5

The Tower of Babble

Feb 1, 2002

Three different scenarios, intercut, all using the same words but with very different meanings. A corrupt cop is more interested in the money on the criminals he catches than justice; a young woman discovers she's pregnant, and her boyfriend is unfeeling; and a young man calls a prostitute it's the first time for both, and neither can go through with it. Ultimately, all the stories come together.

5.3

Aria

May 27, 1987

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an interpretation of the particular aria.

6.7

Accident

Sep 24, 2009

A self-styled accident choreographer, the Brain is a professional hitman who kills his victims by trapping them in well crafted accidents that look like unfortunate mishaps. When the team's next assignment goes disastrously wrong, Brain begins to suspect that someone else has planned an ‘accident’ on them.

6.8

O. Henry's Full House

Aug 7, 1952

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".

5.7

Three Nights of Love

Oct 8, 1964

Omnibus film with individual segments directed by Renato Castellani, Luigi Comencini and Franco Rossi; all of them starring the radiant Catherine Spaak as "out of place" women longing for love, in a Sicillian village, a monastery, and a modern Italian urban setting, respectively.

5.0

A Side of a Relationship

Feb 1, 2023

No overview available.

6.3

Life in a Metro

May 11, 2007

A group of Mumbai up-and-comers search for love and struggle for success in this ensemble drama that centers on an eager young call centre executive.