Award-winning HK films on Lionsgate Play
Immerse yourself in award-winning stories about love, grief and second chances in life. With its melting pot of cultures, Hong Kong offers a gold mine of stories waiting to be told and filmmakers have taken on the challenge. The city is the backdrop for three award-winning 2022 films on Lionsgate Play that explore the relatable characters’ struggles, from grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic to losing a loved one.‘The Narrow Road’
Set during the pandemic, director Lam Sum’s second full-length feature is a poignant story about two individuals trying to survive life’s curveballs. Chak (Louis Cheung) is a world-weary businessman who’s struggling to keep his one-man cleaning business afloat.When the job proves too much, he reluctantly hires his feisty neighbor Candy (Angela Yuen), a single mother with a 7-year-old daughter, Chu (On Na Tong). As the three of them spend more time together, what was once initially a rocky relationship transforms into an unlikely bond, one that reminds viewers of the saving power of human connection during difficult times.At the 29th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, it bagged the award for best director for Sum and best actor for Cheung.
‘Lost Love’
Recovering from the death of their 3-year-old son, Chan Tin Mei (Sammi Cheng) and Ho Bun (Alan Luk) channel their grief into becoming a foster family. As the couple weather through the trauma of losing a child and face their own relationship issues, little by little, their foster children teach Mei and Bun to heal and be brave enough to love again.
Ka Sing-Fung’s touching film won for Cheng the best actress award at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society and the Hong Kong Film Awards.
‘Sunny Side of the Street’Kok Rui Lau’s feature debut follows Yat (Anthony Wong of “Still Human”), a Chinese taxi driver with a drinking habit and a bad temper who kills a Pakistani refugee in a car accident. Yat’s guilt pushes him to form an unexpected bond with Hassan (Sahal Zaman), the refugee’s son.
Lau’s heartfelt film shines a light on the hardships refugees in Hong Kong have to live through. It won for Zaman a best new performer award at the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards.
