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At the End of Daybreak (2009)

At the End of Daybreak poster
Original title
心魔
Directed by
Ho Yuhang
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman and her teenage son live a quiet life together. When the son gets into a relationship with a younger woman, a chain of events leads to a violent crime that upends their world.

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What happens

At the End of Daybreak (Sum Moh) (Chinese: 心魔) is a 2009 crime drama film directed and written by Ho Yuhang and has runtime of 94 minutes. A Malaysian-Hong Kong co-production, the film had its world premiere in August 2009 at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival where it won NETPAC Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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