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Fly Me to Polaris

Fly Me to Polaris

19996.81h 36m

Overview

A young man, blind and dumb, works as an audio tape typist in a hospital and fostering a tender and sincere relationship with a beautiful but introverted nurse. When hit by a car, he is the sixty billionth human being to die on earth, and is on transit to Polaris, en route to a yet more sophisticated form of existence in Vega. Given a reprieve of five days and a chance to be reunited with his love on earth, he cannot reveal his true identity behind the temporary facade he must present to her. Both boy and girl eventually learn, through a tangle of difficult and miraculous events, how love and good things always find ways of creeping into people's lives when people are not greedy and least expect these blessings.

Directed by Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Written by Lo Chi-Leung, Yeung Sin-Ling
Box Office0Revenue: $2.2M

Top Cast

Richie Jen

Richie Jen

Onion

Cecilia Cheung

Cecilia Cheung

Autumn Yue

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Jumboball

William So Wing-Hong

William So Wing-Hong

Dr. Wu

Sheren Tang Shui-Man

Sheren Tang Shui-Man

Autumn's sister

Eric Kot Man-Fai

Eric Kot Man-Fai

Angel

Sandy Lam San-San

Sandy Lam San-San

Radio DJ

Isabel Chan Yat-Ning

Isabel Chan Yat-Ning

Nurse Joe Chan

W

Wong Chi-Choi

Mr Wong

L

Lam Chui-Fung

Nurse Chow

About Fly Me to Polaris

Fly Me to Polaris is a drama, fantasy, romance film released in 1999. Directed by Jingle Ma Choh-Sing, it stars Richie Jen, Cecilia Cheung, Eric Tsang Chi-Wai. A young man, blind and dumb, works as an audio tape typist in a hospital and fostering a tender and sincere relationship with a beautiful but introverted nurse. When hit by a car, he is the sixty billionth human being to die on earth, and is on transit to Polaris, en route to a yet more sophisticated form of existence in Vega. Given a reprieve of five days and a chance to be reunited with his love on earth, he cannot reveal his true identity behind the temporary facade he must present to her. Both boy and girl eventually learn, through a tangle of difficult and miraculous events, how love and good things always find ways of creeping into people's lives when people are not greedy and least expect these blessings.

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