The 20 HKFA Best Films of the 1990s

Hong Kong cinema was at its peak during the 1990s era. It was also the decade where Peter Chan’s Comrades, Almost a Love Story <甜蜜蜜> took home then-record nine wins including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress for Maggie Cheung at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA).

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30 Years Later: Once Upon A Time In China 黃飛鴻 (1991)

There was a time when movies featuring a certain folk hero dominated Hong Kong cinema during the ’90s era, even though with varying degrees of success. That folk hero in question was Wong Fei-Hung played by the charismatic Jet Li — the role that made him a Hong Kong superstar at the time.

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