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Hong Kong films of 2010

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 directed and written by Chan Hing-ka and Janet Chun. Released in cinemas on 8 July 2010, it premiered at the 31 March 2010 Hong Kong International Film Festival

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Plot

The story revolves around a Spring (To), a hitman from mainland China

Mainland China

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 who is on a mission in Hong Kong with his partner Setting Sun (Hui). However, Spring falls ill and comes under the care of a screenwriter by the name of Soya (Wong) and they find themselves developing into a tight and everlasting friendship.

Cast

• Chapman To
  Chapman To
  Chapman To Man-chak is a Hong Kong actor, best known for specializing in comedic roles in films such as Infernal Affairs and Initial D.-Career:To began his acting career in TV soap operas and moved to the big screen in 2000...
  
   as Spring
• Wong Cho-lam as Soya
• Fiona Sit
  Fiona Sit
  Fiona Sit Hoi-Kei is a female singer and actress from Hong Kong.-Biography:Fiona Sit attended Island School and studied Creative Media in City University of Hong Kong until 2004...
  
   as Tin-Oi
• Kama Law as Maggie Chan
• Benz Hui
  Benz Hui
  Benz Hui Shiu-hung is a Hong Kong actor who currently works on the TV station TVB. He used to work on ATV before switching over to TVB.-Family background:...
  
   as Setting Sun
• Chiu Tien-you
• Lee Lik-chi

Critical reception

As of yet, the film has been generally received neutrally. Chan Hing-Ka's vision has been criticised for having been "poorly paced."

External links

• La Comédie Humaine at the Hong Kong Cinemagic
  Hong Kong Cinemagic
  Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is a bilingual website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people that created them. The website contains news, interviews, film reviews and a database of people,...