Pandora's Booth

2007 1h 29m CN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Fai is a 39-year old lighting electrician. Married with a 3-year old daughter, Fai is no longer in love with his wife who seems more capable and more the head of the family. 20 years ago, Fai just got into university and was dating Ming Mei, a banker's daughter who lived on Mid-Levels. A landslide took Ming Mei's life and afterwards Fai married Ming Mei's roommate. One stormy day a mystery old phone booth appears on the road where Fai is working. To his surprise, Fai dials through to Ming Mei from 20 years ago. Soon today's Fai is calling Ming Mei every stormy day and his younger self feels threatened by the strange caller. Realising his fault, Fai sets out to contact himself from 20 years ago to clear up the misunderstanding and maybe even save Ming Mei from the landslide and change the course of his eventual unhappy marriage.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Giles Chan
Au Teung Chung - 60s
Benz Hui Siu-Hung
Discipline Master
Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun
Au Yeung Chung - 70s
Hui Man-Chun
Benny - 70s
Yan Ng Yat-Yin
Dora - 70s
Mak Pui-Yee
Sum's Mom - 60s
Fiona Sit Hoi-Kei
Szeto Sum Summ - 70s
Karen Tong Bo-Yue
Dora - 00s

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Albert Mak Kai-Kwong
Writers: Lau Ho-Leung
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 6

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Giles Chan and Benz Hui Siu-Hung and Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1712554 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Albert Mak Kai-Kwong directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Giles Chan and Benz Hui Siu-Hung and Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1712554 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.