在急遽變化中的香港,發展向來被視為理所當然的「硬道理」。然而,活在發展的「巨輪」的下,整個社會究竟付出了多少代價呢? 位於香港邊陲、毗鄰深圳的新界東北,為幾代香港人的家園,卻因政府提出的發展計劃,而置身於「巨輪」之下。
2012年9月22日,一群大學生參與了「新界東北發展計劃」最後一次公眾諮詢會,目睹了村民的憤怒、無奈,與官員的陳腔濫調,留下深刻印象,遂決定踏足這片僅存的鄉土,通過映像,一點一滴的紀錄居民生活之日常、他們面臨土地發展所帶來的各種壓迫;以及他們怎樣與城市人、年輕一代連成一線,共同守護家園,發揮社區自主精神。
紀錄片亦訪問了多名學者和民間團體,從城市規劃、本地農業、社會公義與信仰等多方面,揭示現今香港城市發展模式所隱藏的不公義現象,藉此引導公眾對現今城市發展模式和土地利用的重新思考與想像。
As one of the last piece of rural tranquillity in Hong Kong, the North East New Territories (NENT) is now under threat as the government progresses its new town developmental project, by demolishing homes of thousands and scrapping the most pristine agricultural lands remaining in Hong Kong.
Under these circumstances, a group of undergraduate students has chosen to rediscover the actual value of NENT. Through meeting with villagers who are impacted by forced migration; and interviewing experts from diverse backgrounds, the documentary records countless stories and uncovers the negative impacts, injustice, and corruption behind the project. The documentary also illustrates the contributions of the younger generation of Hong Kong people to support the local villagers, enabling general audiences to re-imagine the meaning of so-called "development".