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Another World

Sai ngoi
dir. Tommy Ng Kai-chung
Hong Kong 2025, 111’
subtitles: Polish and English

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Polish premiere
Theatrical Screenings
We 11 Nov, 17:30
Muranów
Muranów
Su 15 Nov, 20:45
Kinoteka 1
Kinoteka 1
Film also presented during the festival showcase in Poznań (19–22.11)
Awards and festivals
World premiere: Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025 Golden Horse Awards 2025 - Best Animated Feature Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards 2026 - Film of Merit Hong Kong Film Awards 2026 - 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director
Credits
Hong Kong 2025
Duration: 111’
director: Tommy Ng Kai-chung
screenplay: Polly Yeung Po-man
editing: Tommy Ng Kai Chung, Wong Fei-pang
music: Adlian Chau, CMgroovy, Vicky Ki Fung Wing
cast: Chung Suet-ying, Christy Choi Hiu-tung, Louis Cheung, Kay Tse, Will Or, Goofy Yeung Nga-man
producer: Polly Yeung Po-man, Chan Gin Kai
production: Point Five Creations, Silver Media Group, Film Development Council
language: Cantonese
colouration: colour
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Film description

In Another World, death is not the end, but the beginning of a long journey towards the next incarnation. In an afterlife inhabited by guardians of souls, the dead must let go of their memories and grief to be reborn. It is here that one of the guides, Gudo, meets Yuri – a girl searching for her younger brother. Unable to come to terms with her loss, Yuri's overwhelming grief soon turns into uncontrollable rage. When her obsession begins to threaten the delicate balance of the realm, Gudo embarks on a thousand-year journey alongside her in search of redemption, helping her find peace.

Inspired by the Buddhist concept of reincarnation and East Asian depictions of the underworld, the film is an adaptation of the 2012 novel by Japanese fantasy author Naka Saijo. Tommy Ng Kai Chung’s directorial debut is a landmark in Hong Kong animation and the highest-grossing animated film in the territory’s history. This epic saga draws on local lore to explore the universal experience of loss, never shying away from revealing the darker, more brutal aspects of human nature.

text:
Lucyna Szczykutowicz

Tommy Ng Kai Chung

Tommy Ng Kai Chung is an animator, director, and founder of Point Five Creations, widely regarded as one of the key figures in Hong Kong animation. A graduate of the School of Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong, he spent years creating commercial projects for global brands such as Nike and Ubisoft. He came to prominence with Another World, his feature-length directorial debut, which grew out of his 2019 short film of the same name and won Best Animated Feature at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards.

Filmography:

2013 Tale of Rebellious Stone (short)

2019 Międzyświat / Sai ngoi / Another world (short)

2022 Everywhere (short)

2025 Międzyświat / Sai ngoi / Another World

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