Making a Killing in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is preoccupied with plot and not on the greater struggle of the Osage.
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Everyone has a price tag and anything can be bought if you are willing to pay the price. Ngai Chi-sang is an up-and-coming artist whose works fetch increasingly lucrative prices in the art market, but his world turns topsy-turvy when an accident takes away his greatest asset. This comes as devastating news to his patron, Sheung Chi-yau, a speculator willing to risk it all in search of high profits. Believing that his lifeline lies in a groundbreaking surgery, the artist enters into a deal with the patron and a surgeon, setting the stage for an intricate cascade of intrigue, deceit and desire and turning the fortune around for all three players.
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Everyone has a price tag and anything can be bought if you are willing to pay the price. Ngai Chi-sang is an up-and-coming artist whose works fetch increasingly lucrative prices in the art market, but his world turns topsy-turvy when an accident takes away his greatest asset. This comes as devastating news to his patron, Sheung Chi-yau, a speculator willing to risk it all in search of high profits. Believing that his lifeline lies in a groundbreaking surgery, the artist enters into a deal with the patron and a surgeon, setting the stage for an intricate cascade of intrigue, deceit and desire and turning the fortune around for all three players.
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Genre:Drama, Fantasy
Written By:Rebecca Wong Chin Wai
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Runtime:30 minutes
Studio:Fresh Wave, Hong Kong Arts Development Council, The Hong Kong Institute of Education
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