Movie star Michael sinks into a depression after being publicly dumped at the altar. After a drunken bender, he is found in a mountain forestby Sue.

Movie star icon Michael (Louis Koo, Throw Down) sinks into a depression after being publicly dumped at the altar by his former fiancée. After embarking on a drunken bender, he is found in a mountain forest, lost and barely responsive, by Sue (Sammi Cheng, Infernal Affairs), who runs the local guesthouse and is still grieving the loss of her husband, who mysteriously disappeared in the woods several years prior. As Sue slowly nurses Michael back to health and the pair learn more about their shared pasts, they embark on a journey to find catharsis in each other.

While best known for his crime and action films, legendary director Johnnie To (Election, Drug War) also directed over a dozen romantic melodramas, and Romancing in Thin Air is one of the very best in its genre: a powerful and moving meditation on loss, grief, and the power of cinema itself.

Media

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Bonus Materials

• High-definition digital transfer
• Audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Dylan Cheung (2026)
• Interview with screenwriter Ryker Chan (2025)
• Visual essay on Johnnie To’s romantic melodramas by Sean Gilman (2025)
• Extended behind-the-scenes footage
• Making-of featurette
• Theatrical trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Jake Cole

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Louis Koo
•       Sammi Cheng
•       Yuanyuan Gao

Director: Johnnie To

Additional Details

Label: Radiance

Genre: Drama

Language: Cantonese

Run Time: 111 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/21/26

UPC: 760137206385