Canadian Premiere
Veteran Hong Kong star Eric Tsang (Infernal Affairs) has a field day here as Chi Kwong, a terrible actor (actually a retiree who works as an extra in HK movies) whose unwaveringly cheerful and sunny disposition makes him a natural for WeFamily, a rent-a-mom-and-pop operation. In his first assignment, Kwong plays a stern dad to a distraught daughter taking her first driving lesson. When a cop commandeers the car to chase a runaway criminal, he assumes that’s all part of the script (it isn’t). Another client needs a respectable family to present to her prospective in-laws (not a great long-term plan, to be sure), a scheme which immediately goes off the rails when her fiancé’s family arrives for dinner an hour early.
If the opening salvos favour broad slapstick and farce, this unapologetic crowd-pleaser has a few tricks up its sleeve and more emotional registers than you might expect. It’s a full meal, and Tsang’s fans will savour every moment.
Presented by

Media Partner
Eric Tsang, Carlos Chan, Catherine Chau, Tien Niu
Hong Kong
2022
In Cantonese with English subtitles
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Credits
Producer
Eric Tsang, Jason Siu
Screenwriter
Ashley Cheung Yin Kei, Wong Wing Hong, Neil, Benny Lau
Cinematography
Oliver Lau
Editor
Milk Su
Original Music
Alan Wong, Janet Yung
Art Director
Ceci Fok Pui Sze
Director
Benny Lau
Benny Lau is a film director and screenwriter based in Hong Kong, best known for exploring love and family relationships in his films. Lau’s first short film, Mr. Right (2008), was presented in Busan International Film Festival and Hong Kong Asian Film Festival. His second feature film, When Sun Meets Moon (2017), was screened at the Beijing International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, and won the Audience Award in the East Winds Film Festival. Lau’s next feature, Your World, Without Me (2021) was selected for the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival.
Filmography: Wong Ka Yan (2015); When Sun Meets Moon (2018); Your World, Without Me (2021); Burning (2022)

