The Island Tales
2000, Cantonese. Directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-pang.
A group of disparate characters find themselves trapped overnight on a island somewhere off the coast of mainland China. The circumstances force them to overlook their preconceptions of one another, and they forge a kinship that goes to the heart their identities.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
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- Released
- 11 February 2000
- Original title
- 有时跳舞
- Country
- Hong Kong, Japan
- Written by
- Jimmy Ngai Shiu-Yan
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The Island Tales runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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The Island Tales isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 February 2000. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Island Tales?
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Who directed The Island Tales?
The Island Tales (2000) was directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-pang and stars Michele Reis, Shu Qi, Julian Cheung Chi-lam.