TWILIGHT’S KISS (SUK SUK) presents the story of two closeted married men in their twilight years. One day PAK, 70, a taxi driver who refuses to retire, meets HOI, 65, a retired single father, in a park. Despite years of societal and personal pressure, they are proud of the families they have created through hard work and determination. Yet in that brief initial encounter, something is unleashed in them which had been suppressed for so many years. As both men recount and recall their personal histories, they also contemplate a possible future together.
“This film, bruising yet respectful in its honesty, portrays the still existing divide between the personal and public experience of being gay.” – James Scott, Austin Chronicle
“It's tender and touching, and I think what makes it work as well as it does is how observed and detailed it is.” – Angie Han, FilmWeek
“A delicate little wisp of a romance which plays out in fragile moments and shared glances.” – Wendy Ide, Screen Daily
- Year2019
- Runtime92 minutes
- LanguageCantonese
- CountryHong Kong
- PremierePremiere Run
- DirectorRay Yeung
- CastTai Bo, Ben Yuen
TWILIGHT’S KISS (SUK SUK) presents the story of two closeted married men in their twilight years. One day PAK, 70, a taxi driver who refuses to retire, meets HOI, 65, a retired single father, in a park. Despite years of societal and personal pressure, they are proud of the families they have created through hard work and determination. Yet in that brief initial encounter, something is unleashed in them which had been suppressed for so many years. As both men recount and recall their personal histories, they also contemplate a possible future together.
“This film, bruising yet respectful in its honesty, portrays the still existing divide between the personal and public experience of being gay.” – James Scott, Austin Chronicle
“It's tender and touching, and I think what makes it work as well as it does is how observed and detailed it is.” – Angie Han, FilmWeek
“A delicate little wisp of a romance which plays out in fragile moments and shared glances.” – Wendy Ide, Screen Daily
- Year2019
- Runtime92 minutes
- LanguageCantonese
- CountryHong Kong
- PremierePremiere Run
- DirectorRay Yeung
- CastTai Bo, Ben Yuen