Hong Kong director Alex Law's semi-autobiographical film, Echoes of the Rainbow, will hit theaters on Friday.

The bittersweet story is narrated from the point of view of an 8-year-old child - the son of a grassroots couple in 1960s Hong Kong.

Screen Daily speaks highly of the weepie: There's a lot of affection, humanity and humor in it. A long-married couple's journey through life, dealing with its challenges hand in hand, is the film's most winsome aspect.

Law says he wants to pay a tribute to the so-called Hong Kong spirit, which makes HK natives take rough times in their stride.

The film won the Crystal Bear for the Best Film at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival, the first such honor for a Hong Kong film.

At the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards to be announced on April 18, the film is nominated in six categories, including those for the best screenwriter, lead actor and actress.