Dir.: Don Ng
Cast: Yiu-sing Lam, Kitty Yu
Fleeing from political turmoil in Hong Kong, Bosco hopes to build a new life in Britain while seeking refugee status. He meets Yasmin, also an asylum-seeker from Hong Kong, and the two share a longing for home and freedom. The future is uncertain, but Bosco powers through, navigating immigration red tape as he settles into a foreign land. With Yasmin, he connects with Afghan, Ukrainian, African, and Kurdish refugees - a new community grows, and might just flourish.
One of the first key features produced by new Hong Kong immigrants in the UK, Don Ng’s feature debut is a tale of the heartbreaking choices behind forceful exile, the realities of British migrant policies, and the pains of protecting liberties. It is also a stark reminder of the complexities of post-2019 Hong Kong and the trauma left on its youth. Selected as one of the WIP projects at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Project Promotion, No Time For Goodbye (????) has won Best Narrative Feature Film at the London Independent Film Festival, and Best Feature and Best Social Justice Film at the New York International Film Awards.
About Hong Kong Film Festival UK
Hong Kong Film Festival UK returns for its third edition, presenting reflective, boundary-shifting cinema from Hong Kong and the ESEA diaspora. This year’s programme foregrounds transient and transitioning identities, exploring perspectives on migration, activism, marginalised communities, and gender, highlighting also the creative lens of women filmmakers. From dynamic contemporary works to intimate personal narratives, the festival centres voices that challenge, navigate, and reimagine belonging. Supported by the BFI.
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