快要到達家了 96 min., 2025 Hong Kong
Cantonese, Czech and English subtitles Director: Jiang Wenjie Guest: Jiang Wenjie Distributor: Golden Scene
Screening introduced by director Jiang Wenjie, followed by a Q&A in English.
More than seven million people call Hong Kong home. But what does it mean to have a home in a city that changes from one day to the next? In one of the fastest evolving cities in the world, buildings disappear and appear overnight, and streets where people grew up change beyond recognition in just a few years. In Hong Kong, the concept of home is more complex than mere buildings and the physical environment; it becomes an essential part of one’s identity.
In the documentary Almost Home, the talented newcomer Jiang Wenjie sensitively shows what it means to have a home in Hong Kong through three female literary figures: the celebrated author Hon Lai-chu, who loves surrealist texts dealing with the issue of identity, professor Lee Wai-yi studying local literature, and Human Ip, who turns her attention to nature in the surrounding environment. The editing and interview format of Almost Home cleverly reflects the style of each of the three authors and gives viewers insight into their reflections on Hong Kong and what it means to them. Since Johnnie To’s Sparrow (2008), there has not been a film that would so strongly showcase the city of Hong Kong as one of its main protagonists. While To represented the city through genre fiction, Almost Home brings Hong Kong to life in different forms and stages through testimonies and memories.
This documentary is not intended only for fans of literature; it is a portrait of a remarkable city from the perspective of three, or rather four, inspirational women with different life stories and a distinct understanding of what home means.
