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Hong Kong's Weepie

2014 · 30 min

A quiet, earnest domestic drama that slowly tightens around parental anxiety and lost pride, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by
Tsim Ho Tat
Genres
Family
Starring
Stephen Tsui Sin-Tsang, Nancy Chow, Hubert Lee
Overview
Raymond is a boyish thirty-something content with his wife Nancy and son Kai Zhen who studies K2. Nancy decides to spur up Kai Zhen's "talents" with an onslaught of extracurricular activities. They are tickets to a handful of certificates and awards so that Kai Zhen will not be overshadowed by other kids and may receive placement in more elite schools. Disapproving of the move, Raymond hopes his son could enjoy his childhood. Nancy insists and asks Raymond to find Kai Zhen a referee for school enrolment. In the meanwhile, Raymond was sacked and had to leave his job of twenty years. A painful journey begins with his job hunt and eventual sale of his own favourite toys and pleasures. For the sake of his son, he swallows his pride and begs his old boss to be his son’s referee.

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Directed by
Tsim Ho Tat
Genres
Family
Starring
Stephen Tsui Sin-Tsang, Nancy Chow, Hubert Lee
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • class
  • work
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
family
Directed by
Tsim Ho Tat
Written by
Tsim Ho Tat, Chow Yiu-kan
Starring
Stephen Tsui Sin-Tsang, Nancy Chow, Hubert Lee, Ben Yuen Foo-wah, Carson Chung, Chan Yu-Hong, Ten Ka-Hei Tang, Chan Ching Yi
Cinematography
Sunny Wong Yan Lok
Runtime
30 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, English

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