Hanna Chan
On one auspicious full moon night, she receives an anonymous call from Taiwan. It pulls her from a quiet mid-autumn night into the sea of memories. A mix of sweat and tears, and a hint of saltiness, what a taste of summer... Miles apart, they gaze at the same moon while yearning for their homeland.
A young couple enjoys playing hide-and-seek in the city. Every time See would give Pong a little clue to catch her in the crowd by 3 am. Perhaps this is just a rehearsal for bidding farewell – to create some good memories before losing each other. After losing her, he would still look around to search for those familiar scenes and discover some new sceneries he has overlooked.
Rookie police officer Yam Hoi is a recent graduate of the police academy. Due to a wave of serial killings, Hoi is partnered with Brother Chin, who was recently reinstated on the force. However, the duo is unable to solve the cases and instead causes a series of incidents. Later, Chin re-encounters a street child, Wong To, who murdered his wife and son, and his anger makes him spiral out of control. Hoi clumsily loses his pistol, which is found by the serial killer. With the killer lurking in the city, a crisis grows closer.
Indie writer-director Amos Why (Dot 2 Dot, Napping Kid) literally traveled to the far-flung corners of Hong Kong for this sweet coming-of-age romantic comedy. After years as a prominent sidekick, Kaki Shum finally gets his first crack at playing the lead. A computer- savvy Casanova to boot, with his turn as a 28-year-old I.T. geek who suddenly finds himself the object of affection for five attractive women within the same year. The quintet share virtually no similar traits except one quirky thing: they all live in remote corners of Hong Kong. Seeing our heartthrob’s struggles in getting there’s half the fun, though: all that travelling allows Why to offer his audience a chance to see and appreciate parts of the city they rarely get to experience.
Directed by TV writer, director and host Sunny Lau, A Perfect Day for Arsenide adapts ten stories from the same-titled novel by Hong Kong writer Pizza, the author of Lost On A Red Mini Bus To Taipo. Spanning suspense, horror, comedy, fantasy and more, the inventive film rolls out whimsical and bizarre stories about the absurdity of life in the wild city of Hong Kong. The film's large cast includes Wilfred Lau, Terrence Siufay, Eric Kot, Hanna Chan, Chloe So, Kevin Lee, Alden Hung and Sarika Choi.
A helpless woman confronts a “black object” with a power greater than hers. The “black object” shoots her questions. The woman has answers to these questions, but can’t say them aloud. She feels up against the wall, and begins to throw up beautiful colorful flowers instead of speaking.
When a human head is discovered, the paths of a female student, a cellist, an autistic teenager, a police officer, a prostitute, a teacher and a dog are found to be serendipitously entwined. Who caused the death? What is the motive? Where is the body? Attempts to answer these questions lead to keywords starting with the letter "G". As the case is peeled back layer by layer, the complexity and desperation of the people living in Hong Kong today are slowly uncovered, and a suspenseful multifarious Hong Kong story is revealed.
A story on how a policeman faces a mistake he made 20 years ago when investigating a crime-of-passion murder case.
Cheng, a high school teacher, finds an anonymous suicide note in the classroom. Relating to his miserable childhood, Cheng is eager to search for the writer to prevent more tragedy.
