Hong Kong actor Chapman To, famous for his roles in the Infernal Affairs films, and a number of lowbrow comedies, found working in Hong Kong difficult after his vocal support for pro-democracy causes.
Hong Kong family drama Time Still Turns the Pages, by writer-director Nick Cheuk, uses student suicides as the cue for a poignant tale of emotional torture, regret and redemption.
Kota Kinabalu: The 14th edition of the Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival (KKIFF) ends with the prestigious KKIFF Awards Night, at the Hilton Hotel, here, this evening (Sunday).
3.5/5 stars Anyone seeking a window on life for the past two years in post-protest and mid-pandemic Hong Kong a vaguely depressing experience could do worse than watch Chilli Laugh Story. An amusing and sometimes unexpectedly poignant comedy, it was intended for release at Lunar New Year before a wave of infections with the Omicron variant of Covid-19.