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Director Ren's grandmother suffered from depression during the Cultural Revolution as her husband was jailed and tortured. Although the Cultural Revolution ended almost half a century ago, the trauma left behind still affects three generations of this family.
Based on a real case, A Life of Papers tells the story of the 82-year-old Chu, a “cardboard granny” who makes her living by collecting waste cardboard boxes and selling them to recyclers at as low as HK$1 per kilogram. Under-privileged and oppressed, Chu almost consistently runs into conflicts with the merciless law enforcers, as well as the blood-thirsty press. The film also depicts her bonding with two other persons: a 10-year-old AD/HD kid and Ling, her long-time crippled mate whom everyone believes to be her husband but what lies behind is a Platonic relationship of secret intimacy and loving care. Chu’s story also affects the young soul of the ambitious and fame-driven reporter, Heidi.
Phone Made Good Film No.4
Diane want to get rid of her relationship with Anthony, however her flatmate Joan doesn’t agree with her.
The film is set in a future when the central government attempts to replace every citizen’s name with numbers. In such a social upheaval, Ma Yi cares nothing but cancels an auto-masturbating machine. While Ma Yi doesn’t violate the law, he is however arrested and interrogated by the police.
Sequel of “Even Ants Strive for Survival” (2017). To earn money for his ailing father's medical expenses, Ma Second needs to attend a job interview. The process is constantly haunted by past experiences, like a nightmare, which he responds to with intense, frantic behavior. Viewers concerned about Hong Kong politics will easily understand Ma Second's anxiety and see the director's strong self-expression.
That year, Jean drifted away from her hometown, straying into a new land. Three years have passed, while Jean feels she has found a new home, past trauma still weighs on her mind. It is time to be reacquainted with the city she has missed and since become unfamiliar. More importantly, she is to be reunited with her temperamental mother. Will there be a merry ending waiting for the prodigal daughter’s return? Will reconciliation be possible for our conflicted young people in Hong Kong? A portrait of the era of estrangement and displacement.
Phone Made Good Film No.6
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.