| Echoes of the Rainbow | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 歲月神偷 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 岁月神偷 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Alex Law Kai-Yui | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting | ||||||||||
| Starring | Simon Yam Sandra Ng Aarif Lee Evelyn Choi | ||||||||||
| Music by | Henry Lai Wan-man | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Mei Ah Entertainment | ||||||||||
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| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$23,111,759 | ||||||||||
Echoes of the Rainbow (Chinese: 歲月神偷; Jyutping: Seoi3 Jyut6 San4 Tau1; romanisation: Shui Yuet Sun Tau; literally "Time, the Thief") is a 2010 Hong Kong drama film directed by Alex Law and starring Simon Yam and Sandra Ng. It won the Crystal Bear for the Best Film in the Children’s Jury "Generation Kplus" category at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival.[1]
It tells the story of a working family in Hong Kong whose eldest son, a popular boy and star athlete, becomes ill with leukemia.
The film is set in 1960s British Hong Kong and was shot on the historical Wing Lee Street in Sheung Wan. It was financed by the Hong Kong government's Film Development Fund.[2]
- ^ "Berlinale 2010: Crystal Bears and Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Awards in Generation Kplus" (Press release). Berlin International Film Festival Press Office. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Hong Kong Crystal Bear Berlin Film Festival: 'Echoes of the Rainbow' location to be demolished | CNNGo.com". Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.