‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ exhibition

Update, December 18:

The popular Twilight of the Warriors exhibition is wrapping up its first phase at Hong Kong International Airport and has now relocated to Kowloon City, the very neighbourhood in which the hit film is set. Until April 13, visit Airside in Kai Tak to see an expanded exhibition with all-new set-ups and photo spots that were not available at the airport pop-up.

Apart from the existing barbershop, tea stall, and other locations from the movie, five new sets have been added, including a comic stall, tailor shop, a tit da bone-setting clinic, a shoemaker’s shop, and a dental clinic. All the designs and props, down to the price tags on items, were modelled on historical pieces from Hong Kong in the 80s to fully immerse visitors in the bygone era of the Kowloon Walled City. The dim alleys and indoor locations have been integrated with sound effects and actors’ dialogues, so if you enjoyed Twilight of the Warriors, then this exhibition will be a real treat.

Spot Easter eggs hidden throughout the exhibition such as miniature models of the movie characters, and don’t miss the dining and retail stalls, where you can buy iconic dishes from Hong Kong food stalls served in nostalgic takeaway containers.

October 8:

Both Hongkongers and international travellers making their way through Hong Kong International Airport can now be abruptly transported back in time to a lawless, gritty corner of our city in the 80s. The filmmakers of Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In have collaborated with the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Airport Authority Hong Kong, and other government bureaus to present an immersive exhibition based on the famous movie.

Twilight of the Warriors is a neo-noir martial arts action film that was released in May 2024 and quickly became one of Hong Kong’s highest-grossing domestic films of all time. It was also recently selected to represent Hong Kong cinema at the 2025 Oscars. The movie is set in the dim, dangerous precinct of the old Kowloon Walled City, and this new exhibition has painstakingly recreated sets to give a taste of what life would have been like back then. 

Crowned by a double-storey building façade bearing a Kowloon Walled City neon sign, visitors can find various locations that were featured in the film, such as a bing sutt coffee and tea shop, a barbershop, a traditional mom-and-pop store, and more, all accented with knick-knacks and detailed touches that are evocative of Hong Kong in the 80s. There is even a corner resembling one of Kowloon Walled City’s infamous narrow alleys, complete with rusty shutters and so many wires overhead they barely let through the light.

This exhibition at the airport will run until November 20, and then move to the Airside mall in Kai Tak in December.