Ten Years

Ten Years

Five Hong Kong Stories, One Undesirable Future.

Directed by Wong Fei-Pang, Jevons Au Man-Kit, Kiwi Chow Kwun-Wai, Zune Kwok, Ng Ka-Leung

Produced by Golden Scene Company Limited

2015104 min7.0 / 10

A bleak, politically urgent anthology that imagines Hong Kong under authoritarian control, balancing intimate human stories with systemic dread.

Five shorts reveal a fictional Hong Kong in 2025, depicting a dystopian city where residents and activists face crackdowns under iron-fisted rule.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ten Years sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Ten Years end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Ten Years scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Ten Years easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Ten Years violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

63/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise53

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Ten Years

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ten Years

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ten Years, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ten Years, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ten Years, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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