Hong Kong Synopsis
天水圍的夜與霧
Ann Hui's darkly realistic Night and Fog starts at the end of the story: a man murders his wife and, based on statements by unreliable witnesses, the film goes on to investigate how things could have got this far and what kind of man was able to kill his family.
The 2008–2010 Hong Kong Window
Among 55 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Night and Fog places #4 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Night and Fog premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 2009.
The 635th 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 20th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #99 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (88th 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: #57 of 311 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Class Limited, Mega-Vision Pictures (MVP) |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | May 14, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1392249 |