Do Not Split

Do Not Split

A season of protests in Hong Kong

Directed by Anders Hammer

Produced by Field of Vision, Viken Filmsenter

202035 min7.4 / 10

A visceral documentary chronicle of the 2019 Hong Kong protests that captures the escalating tension between grassroots activism and state force, grounded in collective resistance and political stakes.

The story of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, told through a series of demonstrations by local protestors that escalate into conflict when highly armed police appear on the scene.

Questions people ask

  • Is Do Not Split easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Do Not Split scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Do Not Split sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Do Not Split violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Do Not Split end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

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69/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise70

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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