Lei-Lei Cinema presents Millennium Mambo: A restless woman drifts through neon-lit Taipei in Hou Hsiao-hsien’s hypnotic 2001 classic.

Lei-Lei Cinema presents Millennium Mambo

As part of the Scalarama Film Festival, join us for a rare screening of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s hypnotic neon classic Millennium Mambo (2001) at Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen on Sunday, September 20th, 2026 at 7:00 PM.

Told from the perspective of a decade later, the film follows Vicky (Shu Qi) as she drifts through the pulsing, neon-drenched club scene of Taipei. Caught between a toxic romance with a possessive DJ and the quiet sanctuary offered by an older gangster, her journey becomes a trance-like meditation on transient youth, urban alienation, and the relentless flow of time.

Directed by acclaimed auteur Hou Hsiao-hsien (A City of Sadness, The Assassin), Millennium Mambo combines intoxicating cinematography by Mark Lee Ping-bing, an iconic electronic score by Lim Giong, and an unforgettable performance by Shu Qi. This film is rarely shown on the big screen — and this will be its first-ever screening in Leeds!

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