7.8
Rio Bravo
1959
“How far can a father's love go?”
Papa (2024)
December 5, 20242h 10mCN
8.1
6 votes
Overview
A 15-year-old boy murders his mother and sister. The father, Nin Yuen, returns to his cafe, haunted by memories of a once-happy family: his wife preparing breakfast, his son playing video games, and his daughter caring for their calico cat. Yuen finds himself unable to hate the living or forget the dead. As they confront life’s cruelty, will Yuen and his son’s strained relationship ever find redemption?
Director
Philip Yung Chi-KwongWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Cantonese
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$2.8M
Production Companies
Golden Scene Company LimitedWord By Word LimitedThe Book of a PlayFilm Development Fund of Hong Kong
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CinemaSerf
7.0This is a tough film to watch, but it’s worth it. “Papa” (Ching-wan Lau) runs a bustling café and we first meet him looking forlornly at his apartment from the street outside. It transpires that there has been a double-murder and that his wife and daughter have been stabbed to death by their son. The young lad has openly admitted the crime and is soon committed for psychiatric care as schizophrenia is suspected. Over the next two hours we learn a bit about the family dynamic and each character has their moment in the sun to explain just who they are and how they fit into this tight and typical…
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