Years of Macau

Dec 7, 2019

1h 50m

★ 0.0

Nine short stories set in Macau, between 1999 and 2019.

Overview

"Years of Macau" is an anthology film consisting of nine short films set in different years and locations in Macau. They include "Go Back Home", "REC-Last Days", "Sparkling Mind", "The Last Show", "Till the End of World", "The First Cigarette", "A Moment", "Dirty Laundry" and "Summer". All nine directors are from Macau, most of whom were born and raised here. The stories of each film share what the directors feel about Macau using the language of cinema to convey their love for the city.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Mystery

Production Companies

Catchy Entertainment and Talent Company

Years of Macau Trailers

Cast

Filipe Baptista Tou

Ricky

Ricardo Brito

Sai Peng Chan

Choco Chu

Flora Ho

Helen Ko

Hon-Chu Kwok

Chan Fei Lek

Kate Leong

Kylamary Ma

Lam Sheung

Chan Pak Tim

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