Drifting

Drifting is a 2021 Hong Kong drama film directed and written by Jun Li. Starring Francis Ng, Loletta Lee and Tse Kwan-ho, the film is based on a 2012 actual court case involving homeless people in Sham Shui Po. The film was selected for Big Screen Competition at 2021 International Film Festival Rotterdam, and made its Asian premiere at the 45th Hong Kong International Film Festival before its theatrical release on 3 June 2021. Plot Ho Kei-fai ("Fai") is released from prison and returns to Tung Chau Street in Sham Shui Po, one of the poorest districts in the territory, and rejoins his fellow street sleepers. One day, without prior notice, the police and cleaners vacate their sleeping place and forcibly throw their belongings into a rubbish truck, despite their protest. The group manages to build wooden huts under a nearby flyover as their new home. Social worker Miss Ho assists the street sleepers to file a lawsuit against the government, demanding both compensation for their loss and an official apology.