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Top 5 films to watch in Hong Kong this week: August 20-26

The Double Life of Veronique

Irene Jacob plays mythical double roles in Krzysztof Kieslowski's 1991 classic, a heart-stoppingly beautiful film about such metaphysical issues as destiny, identity and existence.

Slow West

A masterful debut by musician-turned-filmmaker John Maclean, this Western starring Michael Fassbender transcends its European roots with strange and wonderful twists.

While We're Young

Middle-aged underachievers meet twenty-something hipsters in Noah Baumbach's age-anxiety comedy, which paints an earnestly unflattering picture of either side of the generation gap.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

It's escapist entertainment at its most stylish: Guy Ritchie's classy reboot of the 1960s TV spy series makes the most of an anti-bromance between a CIA operative and his KGB counterpart.

Wild City

While it doesn't break any new ground with its cops-and-robbers premise, Ringo Lam Ling-tung's first feature in 12 years as a solo director is a solid crime thriller peppered with cracking action sequences.

 

This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as: TOP 5 FILMS OF THE WEEK
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