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A Family Affair

1984 · 97 min

A gentle, playful family comedy-drama that mixes mischievous kid antics with a soft ache of a marriage falling apart.

Directed by
Dean Shek Tin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sam Hui, Olivia Cheng Man-Nga, Dean Shek Tin
Overview
To get their parents back together, two clever siblings team up with their grandpa in a series of mischievous antics.

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Directed by
Dean Shek Tin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sam Hui, Olivia Cheng Man-Nga, Dean Shek Tin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • love
  • betrayal
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Dean Shek Tin
Written by
Lee Chun
Starring
Sam Hui, Olivia Cheng Man-Nga, Dean Shek Tin, Melvin Wong King-Sun, Bin Bin, Helen Chan Nga-Han, Jenny Tseng, Yu Miu-Lin
Runtime
97 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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