It seems that 2023 has been a great year for Hong Kong family/social dramas, with titles like “Fly me to the Moon” , “Lost Love” and “In Broad Daylight” having a significant impact in the industry. Nick Cheuk's feature debut “Time Still Turns the Pages” can easily be added in the same list, in a film that deals with how the actions of parents affect and shape their children.
Time Still Turns the Pages is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival 2024
High school teacher Cheng tries to be kind and considerate to all his students, but when a cleaning lady discovers a suicide note, a triggering memory of his rather demanding, rather harsh and violent father begins to resurface. Eventually, the faculty decides to ask a student for help in the matter. At the same time, Cheng is in the middle of a divorce, which he finds quite difficult to acknowledge.
Time Still Turns the Pages is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival 2024
High school teacher Cheng tries to be kind and considerate to all his students, but when a cleaning lady discovers a suicide note, a triggering memory of his rather demanding, rather harsh and violent father begins to resurface. Eventually, the faculty decides to ask a student for help in the matter. At the same time, Cheng is in the middle of a divorce, which he finds quite difficult to acknowledge.
- 4/26/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Lawrence Kan’s newsroom drama In Broad Daylight leads the pack going into the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards with 16 nominations.
The feature, which follows an undercover journalist who exposes the abuse of residents in a nursing home, secured nods in all but three of the 19 categories. It marks the second feature by Kan and proved the fourth highest grossing local film in 2023.
Scroll down for full list of nominations
Also gaining multiple nominations was Nick Cheuk’s emotive drama Time Still Turns The Pages and Felix Chong’s financial crime extravaganza The Goldfinger, which secured 12 nods apiece, while Jack Ng...
The feature, which follows an undercover journalist who exposes the abuse of residents in a nursing home, secured nods in all but three of the 19 categories. It marks the second feature by Kan and proved the fourth highest grossing local film in 2023.
Scroll down for full list of nominations
Also gaining multiple nominations was Nick Cheuk’s emotive drama Time Still Turns The Pages and Felix Chong’s financial crime extravaganza The Goldfinger, which secured 12 nods apiece, while Jack Ng...
- 2/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (Hkiffs) has added 15 work-in-progress projects to the 22nd Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf), rounding up a bumper line-up of the new Hkiff Project Market.
This year, Haf joins the inaugural Hkiff Industry-caa China Genre Initiative (Hcg) to create the new Hkiff Industry Project Market, which will showcase 47 projects, including 26 previously announced in-development Haf projects and six Hcg projects.
The Wip section will introduce the latest works by notable filmmakers such as Chang Tso-Chi, Lav Diaz, Mark Gill, Midi Z, Tan Chui Mui, and Yang Chao as well as by prominent and emerging actors,...
This year, Haf joins the inaugural Hkiff Industry-caa China Genre Initiative (Hcg) to create the new Hkiff Industry Project Market, which will showcase 47 projects, including 26 previously announced in-development Haf projects and six Hcg projects.
The Wip section will introduce the latest works by notable filmmakers such as Chang Tso-Chi, Lav Diaz, Mark Gill, Midi Z, Tan Chui Mui, and Yang Chao as well as by prominent and emerging actors,...
- 2/1/2024
- ScreenDaily
A depressed teacher recalls and investigates childhood abuses in this profound and perceptive drama from Hong Kong director Nick Cheuk
Grappling with the still taboo issue of Hong Kongers’ mental health struggles, Nick Cheuk’s stirring drama contemplates a debilitating cycle of trauma. Startled by the discovery of a suicide note written by an anonymous student, high school teacher Mr Cheng (Lo Chun-yip) is taken back to a painful past marred by parental abuse and academic pressure. As Cheng flips through a diary penned by a young boy named Eli (Sean Wong Tsz-lok), the latter’s quiet sufferings are juxtaposed with the teacher’s difficult present.
Enduring daily comparison to his academically successful brother as well as corporal punishment from his violent father, Eli is alienated from his own family, a paralysing solitude that mirrors Cheng’s own since his recent divorce. Through a subtle and effective use of flashbacks,...
Grappling with the still taboo issue of Hong Kongers’ mental health struggles, Nick Cheuk’s stirring drama contemplates a debilitating cycle of trauma. Startled by the discovery of a suicide note written by an anonymous student, high school teacher Mr Cheng (Lo Chun-yip) is taken back to a painful past marred by parental abuse and academic pressure. As Cheng flips through a diary penned by a young boy named Eli (Sean Wong Tsz-lok), the latter’s quiet sufferings are juxtaposed with the teacher’s difficult present.
Enduring daily comparison to his academically successful brother as well as corporal punishment from his violent father, Eli is alienated from his own family, a paralysing solitude that mirrors Cheng’s own since his recent divorce. Through a subtle and effective use of flashbacks,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Phuong Le
- The Guardian - Film News
It seems that 2023 has been a great year for Hong Kong family/social dramas, with titles like “Fly me to the Moon” , “Lost Love” and “In Broad Daylight” having a significant impact in the industry. Nick Cheuk's feature debut “Time Still Turns the Pages” can easily be added in the same list, in a film that deals with how the actions of parents affect and shape their children.
“Time Still Turns the Pages,” hits the UK cinemas on 24th November, courtesy of Trinity CineAsia
High school teacher Cheng tries to be kind and considerate to all his students, but when a cleaning lady discovers a suicide note, a triggering memory of his rather demanding, rather harsh and violent father begins to resurface. Eventually, the faculty decides to ask a student for help in the matter. At the same time, Cheng is in the middle of a divorce, which he finds quite difficult to acknowledge.
“Time Still Turns the Pages,” hits the UK cinemas on 24th November, courtesy of Trinity CineAsia
High school teacher Cheng tries to be kind and considerate to all his students, but when a cleaning lady discovers a suicide note, a triggering memory of his rather demanding, rather harsh and violent father begins to resurface. Eventually, the faculty decides to ask a student for help in the matter. At the same time, Cheng is in the middle of a divorce, which he finds quite difficult to acknowledge.
- 11/14/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Review by Ray Yeung
When it comes to queer cinema, we do not see the romance between two older people, especially not in the surrounding that is quite traditional and family values-driven as it is, or at least was, the case with Hong Kong. “Suk Suk”, the third featured film directed by Ray Yeung, who is considered to be one of the important figures of queer cinema because of his earlier works “Cut Sleeve Boys” and “Front Cover”, is one of the rare films that deals with the topic. The film premiered last autumn at Busan, while the European Premiere took place at Berlinale.
“Suk Suk” is screening at Slovak Queer Film Festival
Pak, played by the legendary Taiwan-based Hong Kong actor Tai-Bo (known for his work in Jackie Chan movies with “Police Story” being the highlight), is a seventy-year-old cab driver. He still works not because of the financial needs,...
When it comes to queer cinema, we do not see the romance between two older people, especially not in the surrounding that is quite traditional and family values-driven as it is, or at least was, the case with Hong Kong. “Suk Suk”, the third featured film directed by Ray Yeung, who is considered to be one of the important figures of queer cinema because of his earlier works “Cut Sleeve Boys” and “Front Cover”, is one of the rare films that deals with the topic. The film premiered last autumn at Busan, while the European Premiere took place at Berlinale.
“Suk Suk” is screening at Slovak Queer Film Festival
Pak, played by the legendary Taiwan-based Hong Kong actor Tai-Bo (known for his work in Jackie Chan movies with “Police Story” being the highlight), is a seventy-year-old cab driver. He still works not because of the financial needs,...
- 10/14/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
The coronavirus disrupted both the festival and commercial careers of Hong Kong drama film “Suk Suk.” But as the film’s narrative suggests, a late blooming is still possible.
Written and directed by Ray Yeung, the film chronicles the gay romance between two aging men who had lived much of their younger lives hiding their sexuality. It had its world premiere at the Busan festival in October and competed for the Teddy Award in February as part of the Berlin festival’s Panorama section. But a planned series of other festival releases in key territories was abruptly halted when the Covid-19 outbreak became a global pandemic.
The film’s sales agent, Films Boutique is now trying to develop a new festival strategy that stretches through 2020 and early 2021.
Films Boutique is also pushing ahead with license deals. In Asia, “Suk Suk” has been licensed to Cai Chang International for Taiwan, M Pictures for Thailand,...
Written and directed by Ray Yeung, the film chronicles the gay romance between two aging men who had lived much of their younger lives hiding their sexuality. It had its world premiere at the Busan festival in October and competed for the Teddy Award in February as part of the Berlin festival’s Panorama section. But a planned series of other festival releases in key territories was abruptly halted when the Covid-19 outbreak became a global pandemic.
The film’s sales agent, Films Boutique is now trying to develop a new festival strategy that stretches through 2020 and early 2021.
Films Boutique is also pushing ahead with license deals. In Asia, “Suk Suk” has been licensed to Cai Chang International for Taiwan, M Pictures for Thailand,...
- 5/29/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Two older working-class men, both secretly gay, meet by chance and a hidden relationship develops in “Suk Suk,” the poignant third feature from writer-director Ray Yeung. Inspired by a sociology professor’s oral history of older gay men in Hong Kong, the drama incorporates documentary-like elements about end-of-life issues for gay elders. Mainly, however, it asks if it is possible for men who have been raised with strict traditional values and led hetero-normative lives with wives and children to put that aside and find happiness and fulfillment with a man. Strong performances by veterans Tai Bo and Ben Yuen make the protagonists’ struggle concrete and affecting.
Seventy-year-old Pak (Bo) still drives his cab, less for financial gain than because he wants a space that he controls and a means to cruise the city’s male pick-up spots in search of anonymous sex. He’s been married to Ching (Au Ga Man Patra) for 40 years,...
Seventy-year-old Pak (Bo) still drives his cab, less for financial gain than because he wants a space that he controls and a means to cruise the city’s male pick-up spots in search of anonymous sex. He’s been married to Ching (Au Ga Man Patra) for 40 years,...
- 3/6/2020
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety Film + TV
The full programme and tickets for the 13th edition of CinemAsia is now available online. This year, CinemAsia will introduce films from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, India, Bhutan, Thailand and The Philippines. Enjoy the biggest box office hits, like “Exit”, “Gundala”, and “The Wild Goose Lake”, and check out the work by upcoming and young directors from Asia, like “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”, “Moonlit Winter” and “Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars”. There is something for every Asian cinema lover!
Online ticket sales start today. Explore the complete programme below or check out their website for more details about their complete film selection.
Special Focus Diaspora: “Neither Burned, nor Banished”
CinemAsia Film Festival traditionally screens a wide variety of Asian diaspora films. This year we’ve asked veteran film programmer and critic Léo Soesanto to guest curate a special selection of five films that represent...
Online ticket sales start today. Explore the complete programme below or check out their website for more details about their complete film selection.
Special Focus Diaspora: “Neither Burned, nor Banished”
CinemAsia Film Festival traditionally screens a wide variety of Asian diaspora films. This year we’ve asked veteran film programmer and critic Léo Soesanto to guest curate a special selection of five films that represent...
- 2/10/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
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