Hong Kong Hot Summer Days is a Hong Kong–China co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
全城热恋
In "Hot Summer Days" a hot summer heat wave engulfs the Chinese territory, while the movie covers the lives of various characters during that time. There's chaffeur Wah who tries to woo foot masseur Li Yan via text messages, air conditioner repairman Ah Wai interested in biker girl Ding Dong, a master sushi chef who spurns the love of writer Wasabi, country hick Da Fu who tries to impress teddy bear factory worker Xiao Qi Angela Baby by standing out in the hot noon sun for 100 days, & photographer Leslie Guan & assistant attempting to track down a woman who they believed cursed the photographer into blindness …
Hong Kong × China Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×China titles
Drama + Comedy in Hong Kong
71 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hot Summer Days itself).
The 2009–2011 Hong Kong Window
Hot Summer Days holds position #31 of 58 Hong Kong films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
2010 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 28 titles released, including Hot Summer Days. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (166 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Hong Kong films in 2010.
The 649th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 33% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 11th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #598 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #233 of 311 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, Hong Kong, China |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | February 11, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1519640 |