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Edmund Lee

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1. Hereditary
A suburban family sinks ever deeper into supernatural horrors following the death of the grandmother in this shockingly grim feature by first-time writer-director Ari Aster. The film recalls classics from Rosemary’s Baby to The Wicker Man, and boast from a visceral turn by Toni Collette. (Opens on September 6)


2. The Spy Gone North
Set in the run-up to the landmark 1997 presidential election in South Korea, director Yoon Jong-bin’s gritty espionage drama, based on a real-life mission by South Korean secret agent “Black Venus” to infiltrate North Korea’s government, has an authentic period feel. (Opens on September 6)


3. Adrift
Three years after coming up with the star-studded mountaineering drama Everest , Baltasar Kormákur turns to the ordeal of a pair of lovers lost at sea for this shipwreck story. Anchored by an affecting central turn by Shailene Woodley, the film fluctuates between romance and survival adventure to gripping effect. (Opens on September 6)


4. Hidden Man
After lending his screen charisma to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story , pre-eminent Chinese actor-director Jiang Wen returns to what he does best with this engrossing revenge epic set in 1930s China, starring Eddie Peng Yu-yan as an American-Chinese spy dead set on avenging the murder of his kung fu master’s family. (Opens on September 6)


5. Hindi Medium
Chinese parents are likely to relate to this Bollywood comedy about education, family and the class divide. Starring Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar as a middle-class couple determined to get their daughter admitted to an elite school, the film has proved a hit in India and China – and now Hong Kong audiences can find out why. (Now showing)
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Shailene Woodley in Adrift.

Hereditary: the story of Toni Collette indie horror hit, its Carrie-obsessed hypochondriac director and a seriously troubled family

When Australian actress read Hereditary’s script, she asked, ‘Where is the scary stuff?’ She soon found out in a film that takes her to extremes she’s never been to in 25 years of filmmaking. ‘It’s a family tragedy that curdles into a nightmare,’ debutant director Air Aster says

Toni Collette in a still from Hereditary.

Milly Shapiro in a still from Hereditary.

Alex Wolff in Hereditary.

P6T60A Toni Collette attends the UK premiere of Hereditary during the Sundance Film Festival 2018 Featuring: Toni Collette, Ari Aster Where: London, United Kingdom When: 01 Jun 2018 Credit: ALAMY [FEATURES 2018]

M9B7E8 New York, NY - March 22, 2018: Ari Aster attends Metrograph 2nd Anniversary party at Metrograph Credit: ALAMY [FEATURES 2018]

(From left) Milly Shapiro, Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne and Alex Wolff in Hereditary.

The Spy Gone North: South Korean espionage thriller by Yoon Jong-bin reflects the new era of Korean politics

The Spy Gone North veers away from portraying North Koreans as scheming, cold-blooded killers and shows the need for peaceful engagement as characters from either side establish some kind of rapport as the story unfolds

Ha Jung-woo(L) and Han Suk-kyu in The Berlin File (2013) Directed by Ryu Seung-wan. [16MAY2013 48HRs FILM]

Centre from left: Hwang Jung-min and Lee Sung-min in a still from The Spy Gone North.

Cho Jin-woong (left) and Hwang Jung-min in a still from The Spy Gone North.

(FromL) South Korean actor Ju Ji-Hoon, South Korean actor Lee Sung-Min, South Korean director Yoon Jong-Bin and South Korean actor Hwang Jung-Min pose as they arrive on May 11, 2018 for the screening of the film "Gongjak (The Spy Gone North)" at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. / AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE

Lee Sung-min in a still from The Spy Gone North.

Hwang Jung-min (left) and Lee Sung-min in The Spy Gone North, an espionage thriller based on the life of a real South Korean secret agent who infiltrated the North’s political elite in the 1990s.

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A shockingly grim horror feature that’s been a summer sensation and a gritty Korean espionage drama based on real events are among this week’s must-see films


A shockingly grim horror feature that’s been a summer sensation and a gritty Korean espionage drama based on real events are among this week’s must-see films.


Top five films to watch in Hong Kong this week (September 6-12), from Hereditary to The Spy Gone North

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}A shockingly grim horror feature that’s been a summer sensation and a gritty Korean espionage drama based on real events are among this week’s must-see films

A shockingly grim horror feature that’s been a summer sensation and a gritty Korean espionage drama based on real events are among this week’s must-see films