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Written By

2009 · 85 min

A quiet, sorrowful puzzle about loss, where stories nest inside stories and grief lingers like a ghost.

Tagline
Love keeps the spirit of the dead alive in memories.
Overview
A lawyer who is killed in a car accident finds himself resurrected as a character in his daughter's novel.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • memory
  • death
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism4
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, fantasy
Directed by
Wai Ka-fai
Written by
Wai Ka-fai, Au Kin-yee
Starring
Lau Ching-wan, Kelly Lin Hsi-lei, Mia Yam, Jo Koo, Bonnie Wong Man-Wai, Yeung Shuk-Man, Zeng Yaqi, Benjamin Pow
Music
Xavier Jamaux
Cinematography
Horace Wong Wing-Hang
Runtime
85 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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