THE ODYSSEY

By Hoi-Hang CHAN

FRESH WAVE FILM FESTIVAL LIMITED - as FEST

Drama - Completed 2017

Hung-Fat ran a coffin shop and raised his son. However, he and his son Chun-Wai are emotionally estranged. Chun-Wai does not understand why his father insists on running this old store. It was not until he inherited the coffin shop that he realized how important it was to the neighborhood.

    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Drama, Family, Social issues
    • Countries
    • HONG KONG (CHINA)
    • Languages
    • CANTONESE
    • Duration
    • 25 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Hoi-Hang CHAN
    • Writer(s)
    • Hoi-Hang CHAN, Tin-Lok LI
    • Producer(s)
    • Ching-Wai HO, Hoi-Lam LAW
    • Synopsis
    • It is always a lesson on communication between father and son, especially when they are having different points of view on life and death.
      Hung-Fat raises up his son by running his coffin shop. However, his son Chun-Wai is a doctor. They are detached to each other. Chun-Wai does not understand why his father is so insisted to maintain the old shop. Until one day, Chun-Wai inherits the coffin shop, then he understands the important of the shop to the neighbourhood. No matter how the society and environment changes, the meaning of life and death is the eternal lesson which we all have to understand.