Petrina Fung and Patrick Tse in a still from 'Time' (2021) courtesy of Edko Film
Petrina Fung and Patrick Tse in a still from 'Time' (2021) courtesy of Edko Film
Time (2021) Edko Film

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Time

殺出個黃昏

Ricky Ko | Hong Kong | 2021 | Unclassified (15+)
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When

Fri 3 Dec - Fri 10 Dec 2021

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Ricky Ko’s satirical black comedy deftly balances a wry critique of social issues and a nostalgic nod to Hong Kong’s golden age of Cantonese cinema.

Ricky Ko’s oddball feature offers plenty to intrigue and satisfy. Nostalgia plays a strong part [and] layered on top is a gently comic vibe.

FarEastFilm.com

Australian premiere

Uncle Chau (Patrick Tse) isn’t living his best life. A far cry from his glory days as part of a hit squad – brilliantly evoked in a terrific, hyper-stylised flashback in the film’s opening scenes – Chau’s nephew fires him for being too slow on noodle-cutting duties at his food outlet; ironic, given Chau’s legendary proficiency with a blade. When his glamorous former co-assassin-in-crime, Fung, (Petrina Fung) gets the gang together at the Golden Phoenix Cabaret, Chau, Fung and fellow accomplice Chung (Lam Suet) discover a gap in the ‘assisted suicide’ market for the terminally ill who have been left to languish by an overwhelmed public health system. The trio take up a bustling side hustle as the Guardian Angels of the Elders, but Chau baulks when an admittedly annoying teenager, Tsz-ying, (Chung Suet-ying) seeks out their services for herself.

Ko handles loaded material with an assured and deft sensitivity to broader social forces at work; the social isolation and neglect of elders but also the confusion and vulnerability of teens like Tsz-ying, who finds herself sidelined by both her parents and boyfriend. The mutual cross-generational bewilderment between Tsz-ying and Chau is played for laughs – “he ghosted me after hooking up”, she explains; “you’re always talking Martian”, Chau despairs – but the push-pull co-dependency, tenderness and trust that develops between this oddball pair elicits real emotion.

– Roberta Ciabarra; Curator, Film

Format: DCP
Language: Cantonese with English and Chinese subtitles
Source: Edko Film
Courtesy: Edko Film
Runtime: 99 min

Event duration

99 mins

Rating

Unclassified (15+)

People under the age of 15 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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ACMI Cinemas, Level 2
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About the director

Ricky Ko has served as an assistant director on films including Ip Man – The Final Fight (2013) and The New King of Comedy (2019), and has also acted in films. He makes his directorial debut with Time (2021).

Director Ricky Ko

Interview with Lam Ka-tung

"Entertain the audience and also give them something to take away... that is very important." The producer and co-screenwriter of Time discusses his role as a producer, working with directors, and the Hong Kong film industry.

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