The Snowball on a Sunny Day

2026 2h 11m CN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 1

FamilyComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Kam Muiday (Elaine JIN) has long been asking her granddaughter Sunnie Lam (CHUNG Suet Ying) to buy the same set of lucky numbers in each Mark Six lottery ticket for years. However, fate played a cruel trick. During the Lunar New Year’s "Snowball Draws", Sunnie was unable to place the bet, and that set of lucky numbers won a jackpot of HK$ 88.88 million. Not wanting to shatter grandmother's dream, Sunnie borrowed a villa from her filming colleague Jay Lai (Edan LUI), claiming that it was purchased with the winnings. Sunnie's father, Ken Lam (Jiro LEE), mother Charlotte Tong (Harriet YEUNG), and younger brother Harry Lam (LI Hoi Lam Marek), moved into the villa with her grandmother. Living together under one roof gradually healed their once-distant relationships and brought them closer. However, an unexpected incident ultimately revealed this well-intentioned "villa lie"...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
Kam Muiday / Grandma
Chung Suet-Ying
Sunnie Lam
Edan Lui
Jay Lai
Lee Sheung-Ching
Ken Lam
Harriet Yeung Sze-Man
Charlotte Tong
Marek Li Hoi-Lam
Harry Lam
Lawrence Lau Sek-Yin
Great-Uncle
Michael Hui Koon-Man
Grandpa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
Writers: Philip Yung Chi-Kwong, Gabriel Ng
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Philip Yung Chi-Kwong, shot by Joseph Leung Yau-Cheong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sara Fung Chi-Han. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jojo Shek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Elaine Jin Yan-Ling and Chung Suet-Ying and Edan Lui carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt38938225 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philip Yung Chi-Kwong directs. Joseph Leung Yau-Cheong behind the camera. Sara Fung Chi-Han scores. Jojo Shek cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Directed by Philip Yung Chi-Kwong, shot by Joseph Leung Yau-Cheong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Sara Fung Chi-Han. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jojo Shek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Elaine Jin Yan-Ling and Chung Suet-Ying and Edan Lui carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt38938225 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.