Sara
2015 1h 35m movie Film Hong Kong

Sara

雛妓

Synopsis

雛妓

Journalist Sara has just spent four months completing an in-depth investigation piece. Her editor-in-chief, afraid of offending powerful politicians and business moguls, refuses to run it. Sara’s boyfriend, who works for the same magazine, chooses not to warn her and even sides with the editor-in-chief. In just one moment, Sara is turned off by her work, her love relationship, and even about life.At this low point in her life, Sara exiles herself to Chiang Mai, Thailand. One evening, while at a bar, Sara meets child prostitute Dok-My. During her time getting to know Dok-My and through the process of rescuing her, Sara becomes haunted by the memories of her own past…

The 2014–2016 Hong Kong Window

Among 57 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Sara places #8 — near the top of its class.

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    #4

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    #5

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    Mad World

    ★ 6.9 · 2016
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    #7

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    ★ 6.8 · 2016
  8. Sara
    #8

    Sara

    ★ 6.8 · 2015

The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Hong Kong, 166 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sara premiered alongside 22 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 22 other Hong Kong films in 2015.

The 741st 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

33
Reviews
59th
Review-volume percentile
60th
Popularity percentile

33 audience reviews — more than 59% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 60th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Sara, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • childhood sexual abuse · 1
  • sex tourism · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • journalist · 17
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • coming of age · 78
  • prostitute · 39

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
33
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #210 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #105 of 311 (top 34%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesRex Film Productions, Fox International Channels Hong Kong
Runtime1h 35m
Release DateMarch 5, 2015
IMDbtt4510896