The Narrow Road (2022)

Original title

窄路微塵

Directed by

Lam Sum

Genre

drama

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

15

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the early COVID-19 pandemic, a man in Hong Kong tries to keep his small cleaning business running. He grows close to a single mother who works for him as a cleaner and lives next door.

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What happens

The Narrow Road (Chinese: 窄路微塵) is a 2022 Hong Kong drama film and the second full-length feature directed by Lam Sum. Set during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it tells the story of Chak (Louis Cheung) who struggles to keep his cleaning company afloat. In the midst of the challenge, he develops a bond with a newly hired cleaner Candy (Angela Yuen) who is his neighbour and also a single mother. The film had its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 19 August 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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