Vital Sign

Cheuk Wan-chi / Hong Kong

Screening

Cinemes Girona

04-11-2023 / 12:15 h.

Film Information

Year: 2023

Duration: 100'

Language: VOSE

Genre: Drama

Synopsis

In one of his finest performances yet, Louis Koo plays as a veteran ambulanceman who simply wants to do his job without any interference from his boss. While he considers emigrating with his daughter, he clashes with his new partner, a young go-getter on the fast-track up the bureaucratic ladder. A mature directorial effort by Cheuk Wan-chi, this dramedy about Hong Kong’s civil service culture and the latest emigration wave is a sobering love letter to her city and its people, especially those who still remain.

Director

Cheuk Wan-chi is a Hong Kong very renown media figure, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director, master of ceremonies, and an occasional television pundit and talk show host. She started in the entertainment industry through the radio. She began working as a part-time DJ at the Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK) at the age of thirteen, becoming the youngest person ever to hold the position of radio presenter. After graduating from St Francis’ Canossian College, she became a full-time radio presenter. Her directorial debut was a segment in the film Heroes in Love (2001), which dealt with online love. She has also produced a web film series in collaboration with the photographer Wing Shya, 20/30 Dictionary (2004).