Silent Love

1986 1h 31m CN

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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A ring of deaf pickpockets led by Heung gather at a fast food restaurant to celebrate the prison release of Panther. There they encounter Kelly Mak, who also recently completed his prison sentence. When a gang comes storming in to settle scores with Heung, she manages to escape thanks to Mak who steps up to fight the gang. This is only the beginning of the many heartwrenching trials Heung and Mak will have to face together.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Season Ma
Heung Gite / Heung Siu Kwai
Lau Ching-Wan
Kelly Mak
So Cho-Yee
Ah Lin
Louis Fan Siu-Wong
Little Dragon
Billy Ching Sau-Yat
Rocky
Chan Ging
Ah Tong
Lam Chung
Policeman
Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
Robert

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Chiang Da-Wei
Writers: Ivy Ho, Siu Kwok-Wah
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Chiang Da-Wei, shot by Wilson Chan Pui-Ka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hamilton Yu 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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Season Ma and Lau Ching-Wan and So Cho-Yee carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0126663 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Chiang Da-Wei directs. Wilson Chan Pui-Ka behind the camera. Hamilton Yu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by David Chiang Da-Wei, shot by Wilson Chan Pui-Ka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Hamilton Yu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Season Ma and Lau Ching-Wan and So Cho-Yee carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0126663 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.