Hong Kong 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 …
The 2009–2011 Hong Kong Window
58 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Hot Summer Days sits at position #31.
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★ 7.6 · 2010
#2Echoes of the Rainbow
★ 7.4 · 2010
#3Night and Fog
★ 7.2 · 2009
#4The Ditch
★ 7.1 · 2010
#5Bruce Lee, My Brother
★ 7.0 · 2010
#6Love in a Puff
★ 7.0 · 2010
#7Fire of Conscience
★ 7.0 · 2010
#8Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
★ 6.9 · 2010
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hot Summer Days premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
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 |