Hong Kong Revolution of Our Times sits in the top 1% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #6 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
時代革命
“The Times Didn't Choose Us, We Chose to Change the Times”
Throughout Hong Kong’s history, Hongkongers have fought for freedom and democracy but have yet to succeed. In 2019, a controversial extradition bill was introduced that would allow Hongkongers to be tried in mainland China. This decision spurred massive protests, riots, and resistance against heavy-handed Chinese rule over the City-State. Award-winning director Kiwi Chow documents the events to tell the story of the movement, with both a macro view of its historical context and footage and interviews from protestors on the front lines.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #6 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (99th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.9 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Documentary productions specifically: #3 of 14 (top 21%).
The 2020–2022 Hong Kong Window
Revolution of Our Times tops the 24 Hong Kong films we index from this three-year window. Cards below list the runners-up in descending audience order.
The 2020s Hong Kong Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 9 titles released, including Revolution of Our Times. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (25 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Hong Kong films in 2021.
The 827th 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
23 audience reviews — more than 47% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 28th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Revolution of Our Times, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- social documentary · 4
- street riots · 3
- communist china · 3
- political documentary · 3
- riot · 2
- hong kong protests · 2
- subversion · 1
- protest · 10
- hong kong · 73
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Hongkongers |
| Runtime | 2h 32m |
| Release Date | November 22, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt15049118 |