For Sang-yu, to be rich in Hong Kong means you get to make choices instead of someone making them for you. Hired by giant property developers to buyout ownership of tenement buildings, she earns considerable income and lives the kind of life lauded by mainstream society. During one of the buyouts, she starts to realize the harm her work inflicts upon others. She falls further into a moral dilemma when her boss assigns her a difficult buyout task, a profitable opportunity for her. In Hong Kong where real estate is considered above all else, the grassroots are left to fight for survival in desperation.
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Cast
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Hedwig Tam
Sang Yu
Also in
The Gutter
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Benson Ling
Kei
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Sara
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Teresa Lee Fung
Grandma Chun
Known for
Big Brother
Ronny Yuen
Thomas
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Paradox
Port of Call
Aaron Chow
Mr. Liu
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Kenneth Cheung Moon-Yuen
Mr. Hau
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Sparrow
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Janice Chan Ching Yee
Mrs. Lau
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Neighbours
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Jeff Kwok Hon-Fan Director · Will Chan Lok-Yin Cinematographer
First release April 10, 2018 · 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
化生
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · April 10, 2018
Premiere · Fresh Wave international Short Film Festival 2018
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