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Our Time Will Come (Ming yue ji shi you) [Audio: China]
In Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, a school teacher and her would-be-fiancé link up with Chinese guerrilla fighters, forging their own path to freedom.
















17 December 1969, Xi'an, Shanxi, China

June 20, 1969 in Bengbu, Anhui, China

26 April 1963, Hong Kong

25 December 1947

22 August 1979, Nagasaki, Japan

27 September 1975, Hong Kong


1 June 1943, Shunde, Guangdong, Republic of China

4 November 1964, Hong Kong


5 March 1978, Tianjin, China

December 5, 1980 in Hong Kong
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June 22, 2017
Beyond the handful of obligatory escapades, gunfights and images of martyrdom, the film reveals itself as less a drama about extraordinary heroes than an illustration of life in a fallen city.
July 06, 2017
As usual in Hui's films, the personal and the political are stitched tightly together.
June 21, 2017
By highlighting the value of artists and intellectuals, and the importance of protecting them, she imbues the authentic historical episode with timely universal relevance.
July 04, 2017
Hui makes the most of her cast - boasting a notable number of Hong Kong Film Awards winners - to fashion an unapologetically human drama.
July 06, 2017
Has plenty of heart, but no soul.
July 07, 2017
A surprisingly affecting call to arms.
June 21, 2017
A film marked by strong performances - leads Zhou Xun and Deanie Ip in particular - and a poignant resonance which rings through to the territory's travails today.
July 06, 2017
A little-known chapter in Hong Kong's wartime history has been vividly re-created in "Our Time Will Come," a female-driven drama poignantly directed by Ann Hui.
July 05, 2017
It's Fang's transformation, embodied by Ms. Zhou's lean, cool authority, that carries the most weight, lending the proceedings an unforced feminist dimension, and reaffirming Ms. Hui's status as one of China's cinematic treasures.
July 13, 2017
Like most of Hui's films, Our Time's subtlety is entrancing, withholding big dramatic moments to consider everyday behavior. This strategy speaks to Hui's tremendous gifts of directing actors and establishing a sense of place.
July 19, 2017
The film capitalizes on its characters' amateurism, which imbues their life-threatening cause with a desperation that easily translates into tension in every scene.