Cantonese

Working as an accountant, and occasionally helping out in his wife’s family restaurant, Chow Chong Fat (Bob Lam) should have been happily settled in what many would consider the ideal married life. But with a wife as spiteful as Wat Kam Heung (Ling Ling Mak), Chong Fat has never had the pleasure of experiencing marital bliss. Married for nearly ten years, Chong Fat and Kam Heung have bickered and argued their way through the past decade and from where Chong Fat is sitting, his future looks just as bleak.

Bullied by not only his wife, but the entirety of his wife’s family, Chong Fat is anything but happy. Dreaming of a life much different than his own, Chong Fat wishes he could find a way to change his fate. Determined to test his luck, Chong Fat purchases a lottery ticket and is absolutely beside himself when he realizes that his ticket is the HK $20 million winner. As if winning the lottery wasn’t incredible enough, Chong Fat is soon reunited with his long-lost first love, Ceci (Natalie Tong).

With fortune so obviously smiling upon him, Chong Fat is ready to change his life. But will this change end up being for the better or worse?

A story of fate and love, “Lucky Fat Man” is a 2017 comedy film directed by Jill Wong.

Lucky Fat Man

🍀Pure Luck Team🍀

Shaw Brothers Pictures International

Tin Lik Hang (Louis Koo) is down on his luck. His filmmaking career has gone south, his finances are a mess, his love life is a train wreck.

And things go from bad to worse when his mother dies suddenly – leaving him as the sole guardian of his 79-year-old father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.

At first, he deeply resents his father (Francis Ng) – who has always resented. When he was younger, they never saw eye to eye, and now the old man has become a burden. 

But while Tin Lik Hang cares for his aging father, an amazing thing happens – his father begins shedding a layer of skin every day, losing 10 or more years each time.

Each time his father transforms into a younger version of himself, Tin Lik Hang learns a little more about his parent – and himself.

The two men go on a journey of discovery that helps Tin Lik Hang learn more about why his father made the choices he did.

Could this fantastic journey help Tin Lik Hang turn his life – and his failing fortunes – around?

“Shed Skin Papa” is a 2016 movie directed by Roy Szeto and based on the play “Nukegara,” which was written by Norihiko Tsukuda.

Shed Skin Papa

Born in Hong Kong, Nin (Raymond Wong) was abruptly moved to Malaysia by a mother who rarely took the time to explain herself or her reasons. Despising every moment of his time in Malaysia, Nin spent his days living with a growing sense of dread as he began to suspect that his mother, Sze-nga (Nina Paw) was planning on abandoning him. Doing just that, Nin was raised by his aunt, but with other relatives around to constantly remind him that he wasn’t a true member of the family, Nin never quite felt at home.

Without so much as a second thought, Nin happily left his life in Malaysia behind him, as soon as he was able. Returning to Hong Kong as a university student, Nin studied hard and quickly settled into life on his own. Now a successful teacher, married to an even more successful real estate agent, Sau Ian (Ivana Wong), Nin has never once given a thought to the life he left behind. But when an unexpected phone call brings all of those painful memories rushing back, Nin has no choice but to return to the last place on earth he ever wanted to be.

Forced to reunite with the mother he had all but forgotten, Nin and Sze-nga have a chance to make a fresh start but to do so, they must first learn to let go of the pain of the past. Will this estranged mother and son find a way to heal the breach between them or will decades of animosity prove to be too much to overcome?

A sentimental tale of love and family, “Show Me Your Love” is a 2016 drama film directed by Ryon Lee.

Show Me Your Love

A cowardly and struggling artist-turned-criminal named Lee Man (Aaron Kwok) is extradited from a prison in Thailand to Hong Kong to help the police track down a mysterious and fearsome criminal genius known only as Painter (Chow Yun Fat).

After initially refusing to talk, the police let Lee Man see a former girlfriend who tells him that Painter has killed her lover and wants to take her life, too. This eventually seems to convince him to spill the beans to the police.

He explains how when he was a struggling artist in Canada, Painter convinced him to join a counterfeit United States dollar printing ring – using Lee Man’s advanced copying skills.

Lee Man goes on to explain how he eventually joined Painter’s gang, having already lost everything he ever held dear – but eventually found he had bitten off far more than he could chew.

However, as Lee Man reluctantly remembers his time in the criminal gang, the plot begins to thicken – and he continues to warn of the terrible retribution that will befall him if Painter learns he is cooperating with the police.

Where and who is Painter, and will the police find him...before it’s too late?

“Project Gutenberg” is a 2018 Hong Kong movie that was directed by Felix Chong.

Shows

Comments