Echoes of the Rainbow

Echoes of the Rainbow

Life was a hurricane in 1969. Love became the roof for a shoe-maker's family.

Directed by Alex Law Kai-Yui

Produced by Mei Ah Entertainment, Big Pictures Ltd.

2010117 min7.6 / 10

A warm, nostalgic family portrait set in 1960s Hong Kong that finds tenderness and resilience within a working-class household navigating life's storms.

Told through the eyes of sticky-fingered eight-year-old boy Big Ears, Echoes of the Rainbow takes place in a close-knit grassroots community in 1960s Hong Kong. Big Ears' mother and father run the neighborhood shoe store, and his older brother Desmond is every family's dream son - an outstanding athlete with grades worthy of Hong Kong's best school.

Questions people ask

  • Is Echoes of the Rainbow easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Is Echoes of the Rainbow scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Echoes of the Rainbow violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Echoes of the Rainbow end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is Echoes of the Rainbow sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Echoes of the Rainbow

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Echoes of the Rainbow

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Echoes of the Rainbow, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Echoes of the Rainbow, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Echoes of the Rainbow, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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