A young girl who believes that the world will end in 2012 lives only for the present. Working in a bookstore, she spends her days on menial day-to-day tasks and sitting on a roof to anticipate the end of all things. One day, the bookstore owner tells the young girl that she can do more than just simply wait. In a world where the future appears bleak and hopeless, should we prepare for a painless end, or it possible for us to stand up and make a change?
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Chi Him Yuen Director · Rick Lau Tsz-Kin Cinematographer Charlotte Lam Costume designer
First release December 11, 2011 · 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
朝生暮死
Original language
Cantonese
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Cantonese
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Hong Kong SAR China · December 11, 2011
Premiere · Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival 2011
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