Sound of Silence

Country

Hong Kong

How it feels

A ten year old boy named Guangzai struggles with family fights, school pressure, and the recent death of his grandmother. He becomes withdrawn and hears strange sounds, unable to share what he is feeling. After he disappears, his parents find a clue in a recording toy that reveals his inner world.

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What happens

《留聲》（），是2022年第六屆香港兒童國際電影節上映的香港電影。 十歲的光仔成績突然變差，爸媽常常吵架再加上面對讀書壓力及與妹妹相處闗係等，使他不快樂。嫲嫲離世之後，光仔經常失眠，總是望著天空，覺得自己是個被忘記的星球。他周圍的聲音是幻聽？是幻覺？還是幻想？他不敢問不敢說。有一天光仔突然失蹤了，爸媽從他床上一個錄音布娃留下的聲音線索，得知兒子的內心宇宙……。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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