Hong Kong Synopsis
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A young man, blind and dumb, works as an audio tape typist in a hospital and fostering a tender and sincere relationship with a beautiful but introverted nurse. When hit by a car, he is the sixty billionth human being to die on earth, and is on transit to Polaris, en route to a yet more sophisticated form of existence in Vega. Given a reprieve of five days and a chance to be reunited with his love on earth, he cannot reveal his true identity behind the temporary facade he must present to her. Both boy and girl eventually learn, through a tangle of difficult and miraculous events, how love and good things always find ways of creeping into people's lives when people are not greedy and least expect these blessings.
The 1998–2000 Hong Kong Window
50 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Fly Me to Polaris sits at position #6.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fly Me to Polaris premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #96 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (89th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #54 of 311 (top 17%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Golden Harvest (China) Company Limited, Sil-Metropole Organisation |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | August 21, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0213314 |