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"Years of Macau" is an anthology film consisting of nine short films set in different years and locations in Macau. They include "Go Back Home", "REC-Last Days", "Sparkling Mind", "The Last Show", "Till the End of World", "The First Cigarette", "A Moment", "Dirty Laundry" and "Summer". All nine directors are from Macau, most of whom were born and raised here. The stories of each film share what the directors feel about Macau using the language of cinema to convey their love for the city.
Ming is disturbed by his sister's new boyfriend, who occupies the extra bed every night. Ming was going to move out, but unexpectedly uncovers a secret. Jenny, a real estate agent, helps him find a new place, only to be targeted by his sister's boyfriend once again. Feeling trapped, Ming wants to become a plastic stool via reincarnation. Meanwhile, Ming's experiences force Jenny to reassess her own thoughts.
After completing “Macao Stories”, Chu Iao Ian produced “Macao Stories 2: Love in the City” by inviting six new directors (including Macanese, Portuguese, and Chinese) to make 6 short films about love and the city. The film took into account market considerations while cultivating local film talents. The six stories are: “A Book to Remember” (directed by Jordan Cheng), “June” (directed by Fernando Eloy), “Sofa” (directed by Ao Ieong Weng-Fong), “Cake” (directed by Tou Kin Hong), “Shocking” (directed by Elisabela Larrea), and “Frozen World” (directed by Harriet Wong).
Ah Fat, a lonely man arrives in a strange country, escaping from his past and seeking salvation. Living in a constant state of psychological turmoil, redemption was never quite in reach. Making friends with Miumiu, a coworker who is a gogo girl and a male gigolo Pumpkin turns Ah Fat's life around; he finds a strange, unique sort of happiness in friendship that had evaded him for a long time. Then comes a turn of events that changes everything; Ah Fat will have to choose between saving his friends by killing the evil shop owner, and standing idly by. This is the final straw; Ah Fat is pushed to the brink, all hell breaks loose...
A writer who has not written for years is looking for a tenant to share a spare room in his house. One day, an actor comes to rent the room. His clear and innocent eyes have evoked the writer's interest. When the writer finds out that the daily life of the actor is a performance in itself, he begins to refer the new tenant as the blueprint of his novel.
Wen Hong, who was released after serving his sentence, returned to the city where he used to live, but the city and people he used to live in made him feel very strange. The reason why he was imprisoned was because he participated in a parade many years ago. He accidentally killed his companion, and he was determined to give an explanation to his companion's family, but when he actually faced them, he hesitated.
Within moments of silence, tense and uncomfortability, a pair of brothers re-started their long overdue conversation before the younger has to face the diagnostic report of his illness.
Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.
A man is released from prison after 15 years. He reunites with his high school girlfriend, now a single mother of three. What follows is a lyrical take on love, regret and second chances.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.