Night And Fog (DVD) (Taiwan Version)

Product Description

Ann Hui follows her award-winning The Way We Are with a far darker look into life in Hong Kongs "e; City of Sadness"e;. While The Way We Are followed the humble but happy goings of a typical Hong Kong family living among the cavernous high-rises of Tin Shui Wai, 2009s Night & Fog covers in equally realistic fashion the other side of the story that earned the city its grisly reputation. Based on a real-life murder-suicide family tragedy that occurred in 2004, Night & Fog is nothing short of devastating, unfolding an emotionally harrowing account of a struggling lower-class family destroyed by violence & poverty. The filmmakers conducted extensive research into the familys background to offer a faithful retelling of the shocking tragedy. Simon Yam ( Election) makes a frighteningly convincing turn as the abusive husb&, while Zhang Jingchu ( The Beast Stalker) inspires great sympathy as the weary battered wife. Uncompromising realistic & deeply humanistic, Night & Fog calls attention to the plight of Hong Kongs lower class, particularly Mainland immigrants & battered women, & to the state of Hong Kongs social services.

Mainland woman Hiu Ling (Zhang Jingchu) married older Hong Kong man Sum (Simon Yam), believing that he would improve the lives of her & her family, but things turn out to be far from the truth. Sum, though not without his charms, turns out to be a suspicious, aggressive, & emotionally unstable man, & the situation only worsens after he loses his livelihood. They & their two adorable twin girls barely squeak by on his monthly welfare pension, but Sum is leery of Lings attempts to keep a part-time job. Unable to take Sums violent treatment anymore, Ling takes refuge at a womens shelter, & seeks help on how she can leave her abusive husband & raise her kids alone, but there are few doors open for a poor Mainland immigrant.