Atonement

2025 1h 36m CN

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5.4

MID

★5.4TMDB · 5

DramaAction

Synopsis

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Single father Lung (Ronald CHENG) and his daughter Ying (FU Shun Ying) are each other’s only dependence. Despite the huge debt left by his ex-wife, Lung believes in good karma for good people, until he loses his beloved daughter in a kidnap while travelling in Thailand. Lung abandons all his faith. He marries a Thai Chinese, Lan (Chrissie CHAU) and starts a new life in Thailand, but he never leaves the past behind. All these years he has been gathering information of the kidnap gang, and vows to take justice into his own hands at any cost…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ronald Cheng Chung-Kei
Lung
Chrissie Chau Sau-Na
Lan
Keung Ho-man
Jiang Chao
Fu Shun-Ying
Ying

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Woo Yiu-Fai
Writers: Mark Woo Yiu-Fai, Ronald Cheng Chung-Kei, Lam Fung
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong, China

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, China.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Woo Yiu-Fai, shot by O Sing-Pui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Day Tai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alan Cheng Wai-Lun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ronald Cheng Chung-Kei and Chrissie Chau Sau-Na and Keung Ho-man carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9314852 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Woo Yiu-Fai directs. O Sing-Pui behind the camera. Day Tai scores. Alan Cheng Wai-Lun cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong, China. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, China.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Mark Woo Yiu-Fai, shot by O Sing-Pui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Day Tai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Alan Cheng Wai-Lun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ronald Cheng Chung-Kei and Chrissie Chau Sau-Na and Keung Ho-man carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt9314852 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.