Nian (Dongyu Zhou) finds her life at a standstill when faced by relentless bullying from her peers as she prepares for her college entrance exam. Fate brings her together with small-time criminal Bei (Jackson Yee), but before they can retreat into a world of their own, both are dragged into the middle of a murder investigation that will change their lives forever. In this dramatic thriller, Derek Kwok-Cheung Tsang paints a bleak picture of an oppressive society, in the guise of a gripping fairy-tale love story, exposing the dark world of bullying and societal pressures of achievement facing today’s youth. NOMINATED FOR 2021 ACADEMY AWARD AS BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM!
- Year2019
- Runtime135 minutes
- LanguageMandarin, English
- CountryChina, Hong Kong
- RatingNR
- DirectorDerek Kwok-Cheung
Nian (Dongyu Zhou) finds her life at a standstill when faced by relentless bullying from her peers as she prepares for her college entrance exam. Fate brings her together with small-time criminal Bei (Jackson Yee), but before they can retreat into a world of their own, both are dragged into the middle of a murder investigation that will change their lives forever. In this dramatic thriller, Derek Kwok-Cheung Tsang paints a bleak picture of an oppressive society, in the guise of a gripping fairy-tale love story, exposing the dark world of bullying and societal pressures of achievement facing today’s youth. NOMINATED FOR 2021 ACADEMY AWARD AS BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM!
- Year2019
- Runtime135 minutes
- LanguageMandarin, English
- CountryChina, Hong Kong
- RatingNR
- DirectorDerek Kwok-Cheung