44th Hong Kong Film Awards came out - the worse movie (one directed by Juno Mak) actually got nominated with tons of awards. It did do well with the look and feel of the movie but the story just sucked. Director must be super sad knowing it bombed yet everyone else BUT the director got any praises.
This movie below won best actress and wow as it good.
Someone Like Me - this is NOT YOUR traditional movie. It's VERY VERY weird.
Girl got cerebral palsy at a young age and thru networking met this group that offers sexual help to people who are in need. 3 times, with different partners as a service to help people with handicapp to experience 'things'. *spoiler alert* - it's not an authorized / accredited service in HK (but hoping to be).
WHAT a weird and niche cult film. A very sensitive topic esp in Hong Kong and you KNOW it won't even make money. Lead actress acted extremely well as well as the actor did. It's a movie about dating / love and you sort of fall of the two people.
The guy offering this service fell into this job because his sister was also once handicapped. Long story short. At the end the two spends a night together as a couple and ended up in the hospital (seizure).
The director laid out a great line. "why is it ok for you to rent a love hotel legit and normal, yet just cause someone who looks weird like me with cerebral palsy quickly jumps to a conclusion that the guy raped me."
I thought the movie was great - super niche audience and wow the acting of the actress was just amazing. Bravo for winning.