FAREWELL THE GOOD OLD DAYS

By Kevin CHU, Judy CHU

IGNITE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED - as PROD / FIN

Black comedy - Development 2015

At the brink of divorce, 38 yrs old Tracy comes from HK to attend the funeral of her great grand-mother in Macau. After all those absurd things happened during the funeral, she has to make decision on selling her great grand-mother’s house and the fate of her marriage.

    • Year of production
    • 2015
    • Genres
    • Black comedy, Drama, Family
    • Countries
    • HONG KONG (CHINA)
    • Languages
    • CANTONESE
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 100 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Kevin CHU, Judy CHU
    • Writer(s)
    • Judy CHU
    • Producer(s)
    • Kevin CHU
    • Synopsis
    • At the edge of divorce, 38 yrs old Tracy comes from HK to attend her great grandmother’s funeral in Macau. Alone in great grand-mother’s house, the good old days come alive. She spent her 18 birthday here with great grandmother – listening to her puppy love story, travelling around Macau with her cousin on motorbike, enjoying Portuguese egg-tart and pork chop burger… Just when she’s mesmerized in the past, a real property agent comes with the proposal of buying the house brings her back to reality.

      One by one, she calls to notify friends and relatives. Eighth auntie said she can’t come for the funeral but her family will come for the feast afterward; She gets through the line of uncle “good companion”, the best friend of great grandmother at her last years, just to realize that he’s dead; third grand-uncle can’t hear what she said no matter how loud she shouts into the phone…

      When she walks into the funeral hall, she finds all wreaths are written “dedicated to grandmother”. She’s furious because grandmother is still alive! Then, she finds the body of great grandmother missing! Amidst these, her husband calls; the real property agent comes …
    • Partners & financing
    • Ignite Productions Limited
      Digital Magic Limited
    • Production schedule
    • 2015 July Pre-production
      Sept Start shooting
      Oct End shooting
      Nov Editing
      2016 Jan Post-production
      Apr A-copy
      Oct Release
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Oct 26, 2015
    • End of shooting
    • Oct 26, 2015