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Valley of the Shadow of Death

2025 · 83 min

A heavy, somber moral drama that sits with grief and forgiveness, asking you to weigh compassion against pain in near silence.

Directed by: Jeffrey Lam Sen, Antonio Tam Sin-Yeung
Genres: Drama
Starring: Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Louisa So Yuk-wah, George Au Chun-Hoi

Overview: A Hong Kong pastor faces an impossible test of faith when the young man responsible for his daughter's death arrives at his church seeking both salvation and shelter.

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Directed by: Jeffrey Lam Sen, Antonio Tam Sin-Yeung
Genres: Drama
Starring: Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Louisa So Yuk-wah, George Au Chun-Hoi

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
grief
guilt
redemption
morality
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jeffrey Lam Sen, Antonio Tam Sin-Yeung
Written by: Antonio Tam Sin-Yeung
Starring: Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Louisa So Yuk-wah, George Au Chun-Hoi, Sheena Chan Shu-Yan, Summer Chan, Timothy Choi, Wing Mo
Music: Yusuke Hatano
Cinematography: Shek Keong Wong
Runtime: 83 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese

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