Where the Wind Blows
2023 2h 24m movie Film China

Where the Wind Blows

风再起时

“The most momentous but unacknowledged chapter in the past thirty years of Hong Kong's history”

Synopsis

风再起时

“The most momentous but unacknowledged chapter in the past thirty years of Hong Kong's history”

The decades spanning story of two very different policemen who rise to power in Hong Kong during British rule, and end up at odds with both organised crime groups and the anti-corruption unit vowing to bring them down.

The 2022–2024 China Window

77 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Where the Wind Blows sits at position #64.

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    #1

    When I Fly Towards You

    ★ 9.1 · 2023

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    #2

    Hidden Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2023

  3. The Long Season
    #3

    The Long Season

    ★ 8.7 · 2023

  4. Three-Body
    #4

    Three-Body

    ★ 8.5 · 2023

  5. The Green Planet
    #5

    The Green Planet

    ★ 8.4 · 2022

  6. Ennio
    #6

    Ennio

    ★ 8.3 · 2022

  7. Lighter and Princess
    #7

    Lighter and Princess

    ★ 8.2 · 2022

  8. Thirteen Years of Dust
    #8

    Thirteen Years of Dust

    ★ 8.1 · 2023

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The 2020s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Where the Wind Blows premiered. 216 total titles in this decade from China.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #738 of 946 China films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.7 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Crime productions specifically: #68 of 89 (top 76%).

Production Details

Primary Country China
All Production Countries China, Hong Kong
Original Language Cantonese
Production Companies Mei Ah Entertainment, Dadi Film Group
Runtime 2h 24m
Release Date February 5, 2023
IMDb tt6902394

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