The melancholy Candy runs the Half Mortal, a trendy bar in Hong Kong. She hires Paul; Stella, a part-time employee who's a college student in psychology, trains him. He has a gift for mixing the perfect drink to fit each customer's emotional needs. His own emotions, however, are complex: his father, an alcoholic, has died recently; he's abandoned his studies; and, although he's likes Stella, he's a tyro with women and inarticulate with her. Is alcohol the key to happiness, as Paul wonders; does it simply change peoples' personality, as Stella thinks; or, is it just there, as Candy's business sense tells her? Can Paul and Stella blend into something smooth?
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Cast
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Bobo Chan Man-Yuen
Macy
Also in
The Park
The Gâteau Affairs
Chloe Chiu
Yuki
Also in
Divergence
Crazy n' the City
Endy Chow
Paul
Known for
The Midnight After
Eric Kot Man-Fai
Tong
Known for
You Shoot, I Shoot
Lawyer Lawyer
Johnson Lee Sze-Chit
John
Known for
King of Comedy
Anson LeungChun-yat
Yat
Known for
Ab-normal Beauty
One Nite in Mongkok
Patrick Tang Kin-Wang
Kin-wang Tang
Known for
The Sniper
Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung
Kuen
Known for
Dream Home
The Thieves
Monnie Tung
Fei
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Race Wong
Stella
Known for
Ab-normal Beauty
Shanghai
Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui
Tsuen
Known for
King of Beggars
The Storm Riders
Candy Lo
Candy
Known for
The Eye
Time and Tide
Herman Yau Director · Long Ching Director Cheung Fan Writer
First release January 19, 2006 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 半醉人間
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
半醉人間
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · January 19, 2006
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No release date listed for United States.
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