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26/03/2026 Drama, Romance 1h 31m
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Some distances are not measured in miles, but in time.

Overview

After nearly a decade apart, two former lovers from Hong Kong unexpectedly meet again in the UK, where they have each built a different life. Their reunion brings back memories they have tried to move on from, as they slowly reconnect and begin to see how much has changed. Now living far from home, they are forced to face the distance between who they were and who they have become. Set within the everyday reality of immigrant life, The Distance We Drift is a quiet and intimate story about love, memory, and the way time reshapes people in ways they don’t always realise.

  1. Lee Sonnie

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Yoyo Chan lok Yo

    Ho Yee Ying

  2. Roger King

    Cheung Chun Hong

  3. Kinhikar Ashwini Deole

    Ferry passengers

  4. David de la Rosa

    Man in suit

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Reviews

A review by leesonnie
Written by leesonnie on 2026-03-26
Watched this again recently and it still feels very personal to me.

I made The Distance We Drift after moving from Hong Kong to the UK. That period of my life was quite uncertain. I wasn’t working in film anymore, doing different jobs and trying to adjust, and there was a quiet sense of distance that I couldn’t really explain at the time.

This film came out of that feeling.

It’s about two people who meet again after many years, but instead of big dramatic moments, I was more interested in what is left unsaid. The small pauses, the awkward silences, and the feeling that even if y...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language

Budget
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Revenue
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