Romancing in Thin Air

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.

BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• High-definition digital transfer
• 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 stereo audio options
• Newly recorded interview with screenwriter Ryker Chan (2025, 15 mins)
• New audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Dylan Cheung
• Another side of Johnnie To - New visual essay on Johnnie To’s romantic melodramas by Sean Gilman (2025, 28 mins)
• Extended behind-the-scenes footage (2012, 25 mins)
• Making-of featurette (2012, 9 mins)
• Theatrical trailer
• Newly translated English subtitles by Dylan Cheung
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Jake Cole and archival writing by David Bordwell
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Romancing in Thin Air is also available in the US/Canada via our partners, MVD, Diabolik, Orbit, Grindhouse and others.

Year: 2012
Country: Hong Kong
Cert: PG
Format: Blu-ray
Region: AB
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EAN: 5060974683291
Release date: 20/04/26