Night and Fog (2009)

Original title

天水圍的夜與霧

Directed by

Ann Hui

Genre

drama film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman from mainland China marries a Hong Kong man and moves to a housing estate. Her husband becomes controlling and abusive, and their relationship turns increasingly violent.

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What happens

Night and Fog (Chinese: 天水圍的夜與霧) is a 2009 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. Based on a real murder-suicide case in Tin Shui Wai in 2004, the film attempts to raise awareness of some issues related to new immigrants in Hong Kong. The film stars Simon Yam as Lee Sum, the abusive husband, and Zhang Jingchu as Wong Hiu-ling, his wife. It is the second and final volume of Ann Hui's Tin Shui Wai series, the first one being The Way We Are. The film premiered at the 2009 Hong Kong International Film Festival on 22 March (along with Shinjuku Incident) and 31 March. It was on wide release in Hong Kong from 14 May 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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