8.046 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestGangster Shun gave up plan to leave town because of Erica. In 2008, Shun took the fall of a corruption case and was jailed. He married Erica upon release. 3 lives, 3 destinies, all converge in the end. Could there be other possibilities?
Lok Chak-shun, a man who lives three different destinies shaped by his choices. Born prematurely in 1960s Hong Kong, he grows up passionate about comics. A school prank leads him to a fateful encounter with a mysterious girl, but a broken kite triggers a ripple in time, splitting his life into three divergent paths.
Direction
Three directors, one seamless voice — timelines bleed together beautifully.
Cinematography
Period Hong Kong recreated with aching specificity, frame by frame.
Writing
Comic panels as narrative device — meta without being obnoxious.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1960s Hong Kong setting deliberately echoes the city's pre-handover identity crisis, using personal fracturing as national metaphor.
Ernesto de Sousa learned Cantonese specifically for this role; his Portuguese-Hong Kong heritage mirrors Lok's own displacement across identities.
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