She Remembers, He Forgets
2015 1h 50m movie Film Hong Kong

She Remembers, He Forgets

哪一天我們會飛

Synopsis

哪一天我們會飛

A wonderfully charming and bittersweet story about teenage friendship, idealist dreams and a city that transcend changing times, this rare Hong Kong-produced gem influenced by Hayao Miyazaki and Shunji Iwai sweeps with nostalgia. In search of an answer for her broken marriage, Gigi journeys into her shiny high school year memories only to discover a deeply hidden secret that will transform her life.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with She Remembers, He Forgets. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Drama + Comedy in Hong Kong

71 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding She Remembers, He Forgets itself).

The 2014–2016 Hong Kong Window

Among 57 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, She Remembers, He Forgets places #9 — near the top of its class.

  1. Little Big Master
    #1

    Little Big Master

    ★ 7.9 · 2015
  2. Trivisa
    #2

    Trivisa

    ★ 7.2 · 2016
  3. Bounty Hunters
    #3

    Bounty Hunters

    ★ 7.2 · 2016
  4. Patriots Day
    #4

    Patriots Day

    ★ 7.0 · 2016
  5. Robbery
    #5

    Robbery

    ★ 7.0 · 2016
  6. Mad World
    #6

    Mad World

    ★ 6.9 · 2016
  7. Now You See Me 2
    #7

    Now You See Me 2

    ★ 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 She Remembers, He Forgets premiered alongside 22 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 22 other Hong Kong films in 2015.

The 757th 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

12
Reviews
18th
Review-volume percentile
19th
Popularity percentile

12 audience reviews — more than 18% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • midlife crisis · 4
  • high school reunion · 3
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • flashback · 28
  • school life · 21
  • high school friends · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • coming of age · 78

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #221 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (74th 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: #108 of 311 (top 35%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesEyes Front Pictures, Media Asia Film
Runtime1h 50m
Release DateNovember 5, 2015
IMDbtt5180856
Official Sitewww.chengchengfilm.com

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