Hong Kong protests documentary breaks Taiwan box office record in opening weeks

Revolution of Our Times looks at the 2019 demonstrations, which some Taiwanese saw as a warning sign about their own future

A film on the pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong in 2019 has broken a box office record in Taiwan for an overseas Chinese-language documentary within the first fortnight of its release.

Revolution of Our Times, directed by Hong Kong film-maker Kiwi Chow and which premiered at the Cannes film festival last year, has grossed around $17m NTD (US$600,000) as of Wednesday, the film's distributor said.