November 16, 2000 . According to checking the Douban app, Durian Drift is a realistic literary movie directed by Chen Guo and starring Qin Hailu and Mak Wai Fun. The movie is about the life of the lower class in Hong Kong, China, and is based on the life of prostitutes at the bottom of the social ladder. It tells the story of Qin Yan, a northeastern girl with a two-way permit, and Fen, a young girl who smuggles herself into Hong Kong, who meet and support each other as they work as secret prostitutes. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2000, and was released in Hong Kong on November 16 of the same year.