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Still Human

2018 · 112 min

A quiet, tender two-hander that unfolds gently across seasons, finding warmth and dignity in small everyday moments between two lonely people.

Overview
A Hong Kong man with a disability hires a Filipino migrant worker to care for him. As they spend more time together through different seasons, they start learning about themselves.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • healing
  • identity
  • class
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • home
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
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Oliver Siu Kuen Chan
Written by
Oliver Siu Kuen Chan
Starring
Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Crisel Consunji, Sam Lee, Cecilia Yip Tung, Himmy Wong, Fruit Chan, Jasmine Leung Kin-Yi, Lucy Valenzuela
Music
Austin Fong Ning Chau
Cinematography
Derek Siu Hing-Wa
Runtime
112 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Tagalog, English

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