Days Of Being Wild
阿飛正傳
You can hold me, but not my heart.
7.3/10 Good 614 votes
- Released
- 04 Sep 2026
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Certificate
- Category IIB
- Original title
- 阿飛正傳
- Language
- cn
The verdict
Audiences rate it 7.3 out of 10 on TMDB across 614 votes — a solid score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. Category IIB · 95 minutes.
What it is about
Hong Kong, 1960. A sweltering hot summer. York (Leslie Cheung), an amoral disillusioned and cruel young man is kept in luxury by his foster mother, a retired courtesan, who gives him everything but the one thing he needs to know - the identity of his natural mother. A self-obsessed man, desperately seeking his true identity, York plays carelessly with his lovers, a lonely submissive bargirl (Maggie Cheung) and a beautiful club dancer (Carina Lau) and his friends, before leaving them all for the Philippines in search of the truth that has been denied, and may ultimately destroy him.
What to expect
Wong Kar-wai’s second feature returns to Hong Kong cinemas on 4 September 2026, 36 years after its original release. Set across a sweltering 1960s Hong Kong and the Philippines, the movie follows York (Leslie Cheung), a young man kept by his foster mother, a retired courtesan. He drifts between a bargirl (Maggie Cheung) and a club dancer (Carina Lau), while a policeman (Andy Lau) circles the wreckage. The search for his biological mother pulls the story towards the Philippines, but the movie is less interested in answers than in the humid, claustrophobic spaces between its characters.
The movie runs 95 minutes, carries a IIB certificate, and screens in Cantonese with English and Chinese subtitles. It is playing at 11 cinemas across 9 districts, with 39 screenings in the next seven days. Tickets start at HK$100. All screenings are standard digital format.
Trailer
Cast
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Leslie Cheung
Yuddy -
Maggie Cheung
Su Li-zhen -
Andy Lau
Tide -
Carina Lau
Leung Fung-ying - Carina Lau Ka-ling
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Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau
Zeb - Jacky Cheung
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Rebecca Pan
Rebecca -
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Chow Mo-wan -
Hung Ling-Ling
Nurse - Angela Ponos Prostitute
- Danilo Antunes Rebecca's Lover
- Elena Lim So Hotel Manageress
- Mei-Mei Hung Amah
- Nonong Talbo Train Conductor
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Alicia Alonzo
Housekeeper -
Tita Muñoz
Yuddy's Mother
Crew
- Director Wong Kar-wai
- Writer Wong Kar-wai
- Writer Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
- Original Music Composer Terry Chan
- Director of Photography Christopher Doyle
- Editor Hai Kit-Wai
- Editor Patrick Tam Kar-Ming
- Editor William Chang Suk-Ping
- Executive Producer Alan Tang Kwong-Wing
- Producer Rover Tang
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What viewers said
I suppose you might call the dashingly handsome "Yuddy" (Leslie Cheung) a bit of a Lothario. He has good looks and charm, and he sails through life thinking only of himself. His ideal existence comes to a bit of an abrupt halt, though, when his alcoholic courtesan of a mother "Rebecca" (Rebecca Pan) reveals to him in a drunken stupor that she isn't actually his mother at all. […]
CinemaSerf — 7/10 · read in full
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 95 minutes.
- What language is it in and are there subtitles?
- Cantonese, with English and Chinese subtitles.
- Is this showing in IMAX?
- No, all screenings are standard digital format.
- Is it suitable for children?
- The movie is rated IIB, which means it is not suitable for young children or anyone under 18.
