A killer's mom becomes the detective's bestie. Awkward.
A psychologically unstable man accidentally kills a junkie, sparking a cat-and-mouse game with a clever inspector who befriends the man's mother to expose the truth.
Direction
Ronny Yu's debut simmers with controlled Hitchcockian tension.
Acting
Tang Pik-Wan's mother steals every scene she's in.
Director
Ronny Yu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ronny Yu would later direct 'The Bride with White Hair' and 'Freddy vs. Jason'—this debut already shows his genre-blending instincts.
The film reflects 1980s Hong Kong anxiety about urban decay and generational conflict, with mothers representing traditional values crumbling alongside their sons.
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