Hong Kong Synopsis
永久居留
“Nobody will be alone.”
The life story of a young man who has been pursuing an impossible love with his straight boyfriend and contemplating on the mortality of his loved ones.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Permanent Residence. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Romance + Drama in Hong Kong
90 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Permanent Residence itself).
The 2008–2010 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 2008-2010 Hong Kong release window, Permanent Residence sits at #40 of 55. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 Permanent Residence premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 2009.
The 633rd 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
15 audience reviews — more than 29% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity (61th percentile) outruns review volume (29th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Permanent Residence, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- passage of time · 3
- countdown · 1
- fortune-telling · 1
- hong kong · 73
- lgbt · 73
- boys' love (bl) · 69
- gay theme · 67
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #722 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Romance productions specifically: #114 of 134 (top 85%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Artwalker |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | April 23, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1386963 |
| Official Site | www.permanent-residence.com |