6 recent Hong Kong films you can stream on Disney+
From producing original K-dramas like Soundtrack #1 and Grid to releasing J-dramas like The Files Of Young Kindaichi and My Family, Disney+ has been trying to increase their slice of the Asian market.
Following our curated lists of Singapore and Taiwanese films you can stream on Disney+, we have also found these six Hong Kong films released between 2020 and 2021.
The best thing about these films? You can enjoy them in the original Cantonese audio! Perhaps it’s my pet peeve, but I feel that dubs in other languages diminish the flavours of the films. At times, they even lose the feelings the actors expressed. So, there’s nothing better than appreciating these six films in the original voices of the actors!
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1. Raging Fire (2021)
While conducting a raid to arrest a drug lord, the police encounter a team of masked thugs. In a thrilling act of sabotage, the thugs steal the drugs and murder the police officers on the scene. Arriving late, Inspector Bong is devastated to see the brutal aftermath of the carnage. Bong discovers that the cop killers are led by Ngo, a former fellow cop.
Behind Ngo’s scar is a tragic story of a police force rising star who is forced into a life of crime and the man who pushed him into it was none other than Bong. As the two men’s fates got entangled again, it’s time to settle the score once and for all.
Read our review of Raging Fire.
2. Shock Wave 2 (2020)
Andy Lau stars as Poon Shing-Fung, a former bomb disposal officer of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau, who becomes the primary suspect in a terrorist bombing in Hong Kong. After being found in a coma at the site of the attack, Poon wakes up at the hospital with no recollection of what happened but soon escapes custody. With the terrorist group, Vendetta, and the police force on his tail, Poon stops at nothing to piece together the truth.
Read our review of Shock Wave 2.
3. The Infernal Walker (2020)
Ting Cheuk-fei is an undercover police officer who has been infiltrating a triad gang for seven years. Meanwhile, Tuen Yat-fan is drug lord Sung Ching-kwong's planted mole in the Hong Kong Police Force.
4. Breakout Brothers (2020)
Three prisoners, unknown to each other at first, plan a prison break together on the night of the Mid-Autumn festival. Mak uses his architectural knowledge to devise an escape using the building structural plans; Ho Ching uses his pick-pocketing skills to obtain whatever tools they need, and Big Roller uses his influence within the prison in order to cover up their escape route.
5. All’s Well Ends Well 2020 (2020)
The Yau brothers are a trio of scammers who make it their business to stick it to criminals. A misunderstanding leads them to fellow con artists, the Lui sisters. They join hands to take down a notorious mob boss. Countless disguises and ingenious tricks imbue their quest to bring the mobster to justice. Meanwhile, romance swiftly blossoms—all’s well that ends well.
6. Vanguard (2020)
Founded by Tang Huanting, Vanguard is a privately-owned international protection agency that provides security services to Chinese clients around the world. One day, a Vanguard client Qin Guoli is kidnapped in London’s Chinatown. Vanguard sends members Lei Zhenyu, Zhang Kaixuan and Mi Ya to rescue Qin.
Bonus: Anita (Director’s Cut) (five-episode series released in 2022)
As a child performer, Anita Mui started singing on stage in an amusement park with her elder sister Ann throughout her teenage years. Her performance caught the eye of Michael Lai, who invited her to compete in the first New Talent Singing Awards. Capital Artists signed Anita immediately after the contest and supported her with the best resources possible to compete at the upcoming Tokyo Music Festival. Soon after, she was invited by director Stanley Kwan to play the lead role in the drama Rouge.
At the height of her career in the early 90s, Anita began a relationship with martial arts actor Ben. Realising there are more important things in life she should pursue, she ended the relationship. Just when she had found her purpose in life, her worst nightmare came knocking on the door. Not long after Ann passed away of cancer, Anita was diagnosed with the same disease. In 2003, the SARS outbreak struck Hong Kong. Adding to the heavy blow is the sudden loss of Leslie Cheung.
Read our review of the movie version of Anita.
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