Theatrical release: ‘Back to the Past’
By Phil Mills | Dec 31, 2025
Trinity CineAsia is bringing the 2025 Hong Kong historical sci-fi fantasy action film ‘Back to the Past’ (尋秦記) to UK and Irish cinemas on January 2, and to the Netherlands on January 8, 2026.
A continuation of the 2001 television series ‘A Step into the Past’, the film follows a retired time traveller who must return to a reshaped past to stop a new temporal threat from destroying a unified empire. The cast includes Louis Koo, Jessica Hsuan, Raymond Lam, Sonija Kwok, Joyce Tang, and Michelle Saram.
Synopsis: In the Qin Dynasty, time-traveller Hong Siu-lung (Louis Koo) has lived in seclusion with his family for twenty years. Yet every step he takes remains under the watchful eye of his former disciple, now the Qin Emperor (Raymond Lam). On the brink of ultimate power after conquering the six warring states, the emperor is suddenly ambushed by a mysterious team wielding advanced weapons clearly originating from Hong’s time. Drawn together by fate again, Hong and Qin Emperor are forced to confront the long-buried conflict between them, because the future now depends on how they settle their past.
For full details and screening locations, please visit TrinityCineasia.com.
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