Our Time Will Come (film)


Our Time Will Come is a 2017 war film directed by Ann Hui, starring Zhou Xun, Eddie Peng and Wallace Huo. It revolves around the resistance movement during Japan’s occupation of Hong Kong. The film opened in China on July 1, 2017 to commemorate and to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China. It was released in Hong Kong on July 6, and in the United States and Canada on July 7.

Synopsis

Set in the 1940s, the film tells the story of a legendary woman "Fang Gu", who is one of the key figures during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. It also portrays the fight and struggle for freedom and independence by youths of the resistance groups.

Cast

Our Time Will Come premiered on June 21, 2017 at the 2017 Shanghai International Film Festival. The film was originally announced during the 2017 Cannes Film Festival in May as the Shanghai festival's opening film, but its opening spot was replaced on June 9 by The Chinese Widow, directed by Bille August. Although no reason has been given by the festival, Clarence Tsui writing for the South China Morning Post assumed that this less to do with the content of Ann Hui's film and more to do with August's film, also set during World War II, being "an even better fit for China’s national narrative right now", having an acclaimed Danish director directing a romantic story between a local woman in the Zhejiang province and a US fighter pilot and being the first film completed after the signing of China and Denmark's co-production treaty on May 3.
Our Time Will Come was released in China on July 1, 2017 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China. The film was released on July 6, 2017 in Hong Kong.
The film was released in the United States and Canada by China Lion on July 7, 2017.

Reception

Critical response

Our Time Will Come has received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently has a rating of 88%, based on eight reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 82 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "Generally favorable reviews". The film was especially well reviewed in China, receiving a 83.6 points out of 100 in a report jointly released by China Film Archive and the entertainment researcher Entgroup.

Box office

The film has grossed 63 million yuan in China, surpassing the gross of Hui's 2014 film The Golden Era.

Awards and nominations