GUILT BY DESIGN

催眠 · 裁決

By Siu-Kwan LAI , Pak-Lam SZE , Yong-Tai LIU

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Crime - Completed 2019

A renowned psychiatrist and hypnotist is on jury duty in a prominent murder trial. His daughter is kidnapped and in exchange for her life, he must hypnotise jury members in order to find the defendant guilty.

Festivals
& Awards

Chinese American Film Festival- Golden Angel Award (Outstanding Films) 2019
Golden Angel Award (Outstanding Films)
Macau International Movie Festival 2019
Golden Lotus Awards (Best Supporting Actor)
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Crime, Action/Adventure
    • Countries
    • HONG KONG (CHINA), CHINA
    • Languages
    • CANTONESE, MANDARIN
    • Duration
    • 94 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Siu-Kwan LAI , Pak-Lam SZE , Yong-Tai LIU
    • Synopsis
    • A murder case involving the prominent Lin family has caused a sensation in Hong Kong. The 18-year-old majority shareholder in the Lin family’s multi-billion-dollar conglomerate, Lin Ziying, is charged with the murder of her uncle. A member of the jury in the murder trial, Xu Lisheng (Cheung), a renowned psychiatrist and hypnotist, receives a video indicating that his daughter has been kidnapped. The message is chilling. In exchange for her life, he must hypnotise all members of the jury in order to find the defendant guilty.