

Echoes of the Rainbow
Life was a hurricane in 1969. Love became the roof for a shoe-maker's family.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$6933474
Runtime
117 min
Release Date
2010-03-11
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
73
Vote Average
7.4
Simon Yam
Mr. Law
Sandra Ng Kwan-Yue
Mrs. Law
Buzz Chung
Big Ears
Aarif Rahman
Desmond / Big Ears (teenager)
Evelyn Choi
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
Doctor
Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
Shoe Customer with Kids
Ha Chun-Chau
Printer
Lung King-Cheong
Inter School Quiz master
Tina Lau Tin-Lan
Flora's Mother
Anthony Tam Chan-Keung
Gambling Den Owner
Amy Chum
Wife of Gambling Den Owner
John Wakefield
Sergeant Brian
Kin-Hing Lee
Shanghai Hairdresser
Lam Yiu-Ki
Provision Store Owner
Che Jan-Bong
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
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