The Reticent Wave
The city is no longer the same after the year of social unrest. How do those that remain make peace with the past and move on with their lives? After Nam’s good friend Man left the city, Nam is left behind to take care of Man's mother and motor bike, while struggling to live life as normal. A strange visitation one night by her grandfather brings Nam back to her ancestral village in mainland China, where she learns about her father’s painful past. Under the silent and long poetic gaze of the camera, the survivors of two generations, representing the past and the present, the country and the city, commiserate together in a shared moment of grief and solidarity.
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Chi Him Yuen Director · Wong Suk-nga Writer Mario Hui Cinematographer
First release June 10, 2023 · 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
爺爺來訪的夜
Original language
Cantonese
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Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · June 10, 2023
Premiere · Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival
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