Contemporary Hong Kong Cinema
Dir. Luk Yee-sum
Hong Kong 2019, 94’
Subtitles: Polish & English
As an old saying goes, ''Children are a gift from God''. Having a child is supposed to be marvellous for many women. But for Carmen, the career-minded, fun-loving young woman, it is the worst kind of nightmare. She thinks that babies are no different from viruses - once they start growing in your body, they bring misery into your life. After all these years, the unpleasant childhood memories of being rejected and abandoned by her mother still haunt her. She just doesn't want to see history repeating itself.
Carmen is now a star in the making of a renowned PR agency specialise in sports events and is expecting to be promoted to head of department in the Vietnam headquarters soon. She has a loving husband Oscar and a friendly mother-in-law Margaret. Everything seems to be perfect. Her perfect life is ruined when she wakes up hungover after a crazy night out and learns that she is already three months pregnant.
Jody Luk Yee-sum
Jody Luk is a Hong Kong-based writer-director. Among her film projects, Love in the Buff, Vulgaria and Love Off the Cuff were nominated for Best Screenplay at the Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2015, her directorial debut Lazy Hazy Crazy was released. The film was invited to participate in various international film festivals and was selected for the Asian Future Competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Filmography
2015 Lazy Hazy Crazy
2019 The Secret Diary of a Mom to Be
Cast & Crew
Director: Luk Yee-sum
Screenplay: Luk Yee-sum, Mint Chen
Cinematography: Jam Yau
Editing: Matthew Chan
Costume Design: Phoebe Wong, Ivring Cheung
Cast: Dada Chan, Kevin Chu, Candice Yu, Louis Cheung, Tsui Ho-Cheong, Wu Tsz Tung, Locker Lam, Jennifer Yu, Venus Wong, Koyi Mak, Sabrina Cheung, Jason Wu
Producer: Jacqueline Liu
Production: One Cool Film Production
Language: Cantonese
Colouration: Colour
