Floating City (2012)
Directed by Yim Ho
Genres - Drama, Romance, Family & Personal Relationships |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama |
Release Date - May 18, 2012 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 104 min. |
Countries - Hong Kong |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
A blue-eyed Hong Kong child abandoned by his parents seeks the truth about his origins while forging a path into the future in this drama starring Aaron Kowk and Charlie Young. Hong Kong: The 1940s. His parents too poor to raise a child, Bo Wah Chuen (Kwok) is forced to fend for himself. Shunned by his peers due to his Western appearance, Bo soon goes to work as a laborer, and becomes a successful engineer in the British colonies. Though he eventually settles down with a demure wife, haunted Bo later encounters a woman who not only touches his heart, but could be the key to his future success as well, setting him down a painful yet potentially rewarding path of discovery.
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abandonment, British, child, colonies, engineer, infidelity, laborer, marriage, poverty, success