It was raining non-stop when Hong Kong was rocked by the tumultuous events of October 2014 (the "umbrella movement"). In a fixed sequence shot, the film captured students meeting each other in the hall, in the rooms, discussing, arguing about or remaining indifferent to the event, while it continued to rain outside.
Watch the official The Umbrella 2018 trailer in HD below.
Hong Kong 09 March 2019
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 2018:
24 October 2018
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970.
05 December 2018
Spain, June 2014. King Juan Carlos I abdicates after forty years on the throne. The historical cycle that began in 1978 has ended.
01 January 2018
Who is the Cannibal Roommate? Is it Melissa (Debbie D) who is a fanatical fan of the RANA movies and who actually has a dream in which she’s captured by Ilsa Von Todd and Teela?
08 December 2018
Welcome to a typically chaotic day in the life of Bunny, as she juggles her fashion designer dreams with her day job as an apartment block superintendent.
06 December 2018
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man.
07 June 2018
In the Argentinian city of Tucumán, Miguel is making a living as a “motochorro”, a thief who snatches people’s belongings fromhis motorbike.
18 November 2018
From 2019 Maui Film Festival This powerful documentary celebrates the historic Malama Honua Worldwide Voyage that connected countless individuals and communities from around the globe.
29 December 2018
A powerful summary of Princess Diana's historical, political and social legacy.
23 April 2018
Velika and Nouchka are identical twins, but their overbearing mother and their individual fortunes may just sever their connection forever.
07 June 2018
During a long hot summer in the 1970s, four boys roam free through a neglected rural paradise, until a tragedy strikes that sets them against the adult world and changes their lives forever.
12 October 2018
When carefree, young Lenni and his girlfriend find themselves expecting a child, he ends up looking for a role model in all the wrong places as he becomes involved with local right-wing activists.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 2018 Fresh Wave, Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
