A Guilty Conscience (2023)
- Original title
- 毒舌大狀
- Directed by
- Jack Ng
- Genre
- crime, drama, mystery
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 61 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A lawyer takes on the case of a single mother who is falsely accused of killing her daughter. He fights to prove her innocence in court.
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What happens
A Guilty Conscience (Chinese: 毒舌大狀; Jyutping: duk6 sit3 daai6 zong6; lit. 'Poison-tongued Barrister') is a 2023 Hong Kong legal drama film co-written and directed by Jack Ng, in his directorial debut. The film follows the trial of a single mother wrongly charged with the murder of her daughter, and an attorney vows to clear her name. It stars an ensemble cast including Dayo Wong, Tse Kwan-ho, Louise Wong, Fish Liew, Michael Wong, Dee Ho, Renci Yeung, Adam Pak, Bowie Lam, and Vincent Kok. A Guilty Conscience (2023 film) was released on 21 January 2023, coinciding with Chinese New Year's Eve. A Guilty Conscience received acclaim for its screenwriting, direction and acting, particularly that of Dayo Wong, Louise Wong and Tse. The film grossed HK$114,293,675 (£11.6 M) and became the highest-grossing domestic film in Hong Kong to date, surpassing the 2022 film Warriors of Future. The film was partly financed by the Hong Kong government's film development fund. The film received 10 nominations at 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards, and won Best Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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