Beyond the Dream

Beyond The Dream
Traditional Chinese幻愛
Directed byKiwi Chow
Written byFelix Tsang
Kiwi Chow
Based onshort film Upstairs
by Kiwi Chow
Produced byAndrew Choi
Felix Tsang
StarringCecilia Choi
Terrance Lau
CinematographyYat Lui Danny Szeto
Edited byMan Shan Emily Leung
Music byInterMusic Production
Production
companies
Golden Scene
Iner
Photon Films
Distributed byGolden Scene
Release dates
  • 14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) (Hong Kong Asian Film Festival)
  • 2 July 2020 (2020-07-02) (Hong Kong)
Running time
120 mins
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$15.25 million[1]

Beyond The Dream (幻愛) is a 2019 Hong Kong romantic drama film directed by Kiwi Chow and written by Felix Tsang, starring Cecilia Choi and Terrance Lau. The film is based on the award-winning short film Upstairs (2006), which was also directed by Chow.[2] Beyond The Dream enjoyed box office success in Hong Kong,[3] and the film also became the highest-grossing domestic film in Hong Kong in 2020 since the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The film also won the Best Adapted Screenplay award at 57th Golden Horse Awards,[5] which is Taiwan's equivalent to the Academy Awards.[6]

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  2. ^ "Beyond the Dream: stunning psychodrama by Ten Years director". South China Morning Post. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. ^ ""Beyond the Dream" Sharing by Director & Screenwriter - Event Calendar - Co-curricular Learning". Office of Student Affairs, Hong Kong Baptist University. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ^ "2020疫下港片《幻愛》收1500萬稱冠 林小明論影響:慘過當年盜版 - 20201222 - 娛樂". 明報新聞網 - 每日明報 daily news (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ^ Chow, Vivienne (21 November 2020). "'My Missing Valentine' Tops Golden Horse Awards". Variety. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. ^ student (18 December 2020). "I Hope to Film till I Die". Varsity. Retrieved 3 January 2021.