

Echoes of the Rainbow
Original Title: “歲月神偷”
“Life was a hurricane in 1969. Love became the roof for a shoe-maker's family.”
Overview
Told through the eyes of sticky-fingered eight-year-old boy Big Ears, Echoes of the Rainbow takes place in a close-knit grassroots community in 1960s Hong Kong. Big Ears' mother and father run the neighborhood shoe store, and his older brother Desmond is every family's dream son - an outstanding athlete with grades worthy of Hong Kong's best school.
Top Cast

Simon Yam
Mr. Law

Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu
Mrs. Law

Buzz Chung Shiu-Tiu
Big Ears

Aarif Rahman
Desmond / Big Ears

Evelyn Choi Wing-Yan
Flora

Paul Chun Pui
Mr. Law's Brother

Teresa Ha Ping
Grandmother

Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
Mr. Ho

Ann Hui
Miss Chan

Lawrence Ah Mon
Goldfish Seller

Joe Cheung Tung-Cho
Doctor

Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
Shoe Customer with Kids
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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