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Overview
Carmen, a university student of Hong Kong-Filipino descent, takes on an Americanized appearance and accent. Falsely claiming that her mother is American, she gains favour with the CHUNG’s, a middle-class family where she works as a tutor, thereby improving her career prospects. However, Carmen’s carefully constructed world shatters when she stumbles upon her employer’s secret, and she is forced to re-examine herself and confront her own identity. Through this poignant story about the Filipino diaspora in Hong Kong, the short explores a wide range of issues surrounding race and class in contemporary Hong Kong society.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 16, 2024
- Original language
- CN
- Spoken languages
- Cantonese, English
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Production
- Fresh Wave
- Director
- Lam Wai-In
- Writer
- Lam Wai-In
- Cinematography
- Lai Tsz-hin
- Music
- Sara Fung Chi-Han
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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