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Shiu-Wa Lou. Writer: The Way We Are. Shiu-Wa Lou is known for The Way We Are (2008), Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020) and May We Chat (2014).
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- Shiu-Wa Lou
Nov 18, 2008 · Written by Lou Shiu-wa, the slice-of-life drama moves slowly but allows auds to sink into the narrative, while Hui’s astute eye harbors genuine affection for her subjects. At every opportunity ...
Release dates. 27 March 2008. ( 2008-03-27) (Hong Kong International Film Festival) 17 July 2008. ( 2008-07-17) Country. Hong Kong. The Way We Are (天水圍的日與夜) is a 2008 Hong Kong drama film directed by Ann Hui and starring Paw Hee-Ching, Chan Lai-wun, Leung Chun-lung and Idy Chan .
- Chan Si-lok
- Ann Hui
- Lou Shiu-Wa
Jun 25, 2015 · The Way We Are. Set in the unglamorous environment of Tin Shui Wai – the tightly-packed development in Hong Kong’s new territories – ‘The Way We Are’ follows the ordinary lives of very ordinary people. Kai is a middle-aged widow who toils away in the local supermarket to provide for her teenage son Onn.
Jul 17, 2008 · The Way We Are: Directed by Ann Hui. With Hee Ching Paw, Chun-lung Leung, Cheuk Man Au, Idy Chan. "The Way We Are" tells the story of a hardworking, widowed, single mother (Mrs. Cheung) and her teenage son (Ka-on) living in the troubled housing estate of Tinshuiwai, a suburb regularly featured in the news for all the wrong reasons.
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- Ann Hui
- 2008-07-17
Sep 15, 2023 · Co-screenwriter Lou Shiu-wa (Hong Kong Family) packs a lot into the slim running time (by modern standards at least), and you’ve got to give credit where it’s due. Some of the dialogue is expository (duh) but most of the script is efficient in is revelatory sketches, and while it’s not comical, it’s not purely dry drama.
Sep 12, 2023 · Director Au Cheuk-man (The Gigolo) and his two co-writers, Lou Shiu-wa and Mandy Ng Hoi-man, deserve much credit for steering clear of sheer sentimentality.
