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Basket

2009 · 15 min

A quiet, heavy slice of life that sits with a family's impossible choice and leaves you uneasy.

Directed by
Wong Hin Yeung
Genres
Drama, Family
Overview
A family of four have made a living by fishing, but their catch is diminishing day by day. The non-working elder now becomes the biggest burden of the family. For the benefit of the next generation, the family begins to contemplate abandoning their elder. They are confronted with problems and dilemmas that they have never experienced before. It turns out that they are heading down a vicious spiral.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, survival, morality, aging
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Wong Hin Yeung
Genres
Drama, Family
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour0
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, family
    Directed by
    Wong Hin Yeung
    Written by
    Wong Hin Yeung
    Starring
    Law Ah-Kau, Siu Ng Tsai, Augustine Lam Cham Yin, Wong Kam Mui
    Cinematography
    Calvin Yam
    Runtime
    15 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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