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Mad Fate (2023)

Mad Fate poster
Original title
命案
Directed by
Soi Cheang
Genre
action film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
12
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A fortune-teller meets a young man who wants to commit murder. The fortune-teller tries to change the young man's fate.

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What happens

Mad Fate (Chinese: 命案) is a 2023 Hong Kong mystery thriller film directed by Soi Cheang, produced by Milkyway Image, and stars Gordon Lam, Lokman Yeung, Berg Ng, Ng Wing-sze and Peter Chan. In addition to being the film's director, Cheang also served as a film's executive producer. The film followed a fortune-teller who crosses paths with a young man with a strong desire to commit murder and tries to change the latter's destiny. Mad Fate made its world premiere at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on 19 February 2023 as a Berlinale Special. The film also opened the 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival on 30 March 2023 before its theatrical release in Hong Kong on 20 April 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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