Hong Kong Synopsis
點五步
Inspired by the true story of Hong Kong’s first teenage baseball team. In the 1980s, two childhood friends join the Shatin Martins, a Band 3 school baseball team managed by the school principal. From these humble beginnings, the boys experience camaraderie, fall in love and make fateful decisions that resonate throughout their lives amid a changing Hong Kong and its sporting world.
The 2015–2017 Hong Kong Window
57 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Weeds on Fire sits at position #23.
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Weeds on Fire premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #442 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #172 of 311 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, English |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | April 23, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5128712 |