Chinese Box
John is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong; his friend Jim often crashes in his cramped apartment. John's unrequited love is Vivian whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers that he has a rare form of leukemia and has only months to live. So John, Jim, and the disfigured proto-hippy Jean grab a digital video camera and prowl the streets, seeking to document the "real" Hong Kong one last time. —Fred Goodridge
Director: Wayne Wang
Actors: Gong Li, Jared Harris, Jeremy Irons, Josie Ho, Maggie Cheung, Michael Hui, Rubén Blades
Country: France, Japan, United States