Men in Pain

A gentle, wry look at ordinary family pressures, mixing light comedy with sincere domestic drama and the small humiliations of middle age.

Created by

Poon Ka-Tak

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Kelvin Leung, Byron Pang, Law Lok-lam

Overview

Women will never understand, why face is a matter of life and death to men. They say that life is difficult and that it is particularly difficult if you are a woman. But the 50-year-old HONG TIN-YAM (LAU CHUNG YAN, DAMIAN) finds it equally hard to be a man. YAM was widowed at an early age and was once a single father. Years later he was married to his second wife WONG TAK-KIU (SO YUK WAH, LOUISA) who helped a lot in looking after his son. But YAM is not yet free from trouble – his and his wife’s families have placed a huge burden of responsibility on him and it has never been an easy job to deal with. What really worries him is his only son, SAI-HEI (NG CHEUK HAI, RON), who has grown to be a frivolous young man. HEI has to marry an undergraduate KO FUN (LEUNG CHING KI, TOBY) whom he has made pregnant…

How it feels

Light, earnest, satirical and warm. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Family, parenthood, identity, class

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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