THE RETICENT WAVE

By Chi-Him YUEN

FRESH WAVE FILM FESTIVAL LIMITED - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline / FIN / FEST

Drama - Completed 2023

A Hong Kong girl returned to the mainland with her dad for her grandpa's funeral. The visit revealed a trip down memory lane, urging her to reflect on herself and to face the sorrow and remorse about the loss of her dear friend.

Festivals
& Awards

Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival 2023
Local Competition: Special Mention
South Taiwan Film Festival 2024
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Drama, Family
    • Countries
    • HONG KONG (CHINA)
    • Languages
    • CANTONESE
    • Duration
    • 30 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Chi-Him YUEN
    • Writer(s)
    • Suk-Nga WONG
    • Producer(s)
    • Man-Hay YIP
    • Synopsis
    • The city is no longer the same after the year of social unrest. How do those that remain make peace with the past and move on with their lives? After Nam’s good friend Man left the city, Nam is left behind to take care of Man's mother and motor bike, while struggling to live life as normal. A strange visitation one night by her grandfather brings Nam back to her ancestral village in mainland China, where she learns about her father’s painful past. Under the silent and long poetic gaze of the camera, the survivors of two generations, representing the past and the present, the country and the city, commiserate together in a shared moment of grief and solidarity.