The Winter Solstice has been for the Chinese an important family occasion; however, will this time-honoured tradition become obsolete? The children head back to their family home in the country to see their elderly mother. All seems well on the surface, but each faces their own crisis and difficulty: The eldest brother struggles to raise several kids; the well off second sister plans to leave Hong Kong; estranged from her husband, the younger sister keeps up appearances; and the youngest brother commits to the difficult career as a farmer. The cheerful, animated conversation at the dinner table is overshadowed by simmering anxieties.
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Alice Fung So-bor
Mother
Known for
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Sung Boon Ho
Big Brother
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Gladys Liu Suk-Fun
Wai
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Ally Chiu Lo Yin
Bo
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Peter Chan Charm-man
Yin
Known for
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Fonnie Ng
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John Ho
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Szeto Ka-wing Director · Tam Lok-yan Writer Tang Yu Ching Cinematographer
First release June 18, 2022 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Production Hong Kong Arts Development Council
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Fresh Wave
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Hong Kong Arts Development Council
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Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
過冬
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · June 18, 2022
Premiere · 16th Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival
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