Ten Years 2015

Overview

Ten Years is a 2015 drama film that presents a vision of a fictional Hong Kong in the year 2025. The production consists of five short stories that depict a dystopian city where residents and activists face crackdowns under iron-fisted rule. The film was produced on a budget of HK$500,000. Following its release in late 2015, the project became an instant hit, drawing audiences to independent cinemas and community screenings. Although commercial theaters eventually pulled the film from their schedules, likely due to its sensitive nature, the work maintained its presence in the public sphere. The film received criticism from Chinese state media. With a total runtime of one hour and forty-four minutes, the anthology explores the challenges of a society grappling with an undesirable future. As a work of social commentary, it has remained a subject of discussion regarding how its fictional narrative compares to the reality of the city in later years. The film is classified as category IIB.