The year is 2046 and 82 year old Golden Chicken Kum, spots a heartbroken man planning to take memory loss-pills. Claiming that Hong Kong people have a way of forgetting, she begins to recap part of her life story, starting in 2003 during a time where she was desperately looking for a husband and the SARS outbreak happened.
Acting
Sandra Ng carries four decades and four leading men.
Writing
SARS as backdrop, not punchline—rare tonal bravery.
Production
2046 framing device that doubles as Wong Kar-wai nod.
Director
Samson Chiu Leung-Chun
Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu
Kam
Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau
Ma Ren Qun
Andy Lau
Andy Lau
Leon Lai Ming
Masked Dr. Chow Man Guang
Ronald Cheng Chung-Kei
Mr Chan
Angelica Lee Sin-Jie
Mr. Chan's Wife
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Mr. Chow
Chapman To Man-Chat
Tolex
Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin
Dr. Ko Shui Man
Felix Wong Yat-Wah
Richard
Kristal Tin Yui-Nei
Madame
Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui
Fortune Teller
Ha Chun-Chau
Kam's Father
Jackie Chan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Andy Lau plays himself in a meta-cameo that roasts his own image while proving his generosity to indie HK cinema.
Released months after SARS ended, it captures real trauma while audiences were still processing—Hong Kong's answer to post-pandemic art before we had the vocabulary.
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