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Fai is a 39-year old lighting electrician. Married with a 3-year old daughter, Fai is no longer in love with his wife who seems more capable and more the head of the family. 20 years ago, Fai just got into university and was dating Ming Mei, a banker's daughter who lived on Mid-Levels. A landslide took Ming Mei's life and afterwards Fai married Ming Mei's roommate. One stormy day a mystery old phone booth appears on the road where Fai is working. To his surprise, Fai dials through to Ming Mei from 20 years ago. Soon today's Fai is calling Ming Mei every stormy day and his younger self feels threatened by the strange caller. Realising his fault, Fai sets out to contact himself from 20 years ago to clear up the misunderstanding and maybe even save Ming Mei from the landslide and change the course of his eventual unhappy marriage.
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Fai is a 39-year old lighting electrician. Married with a 3-year old daughter, Fai is no longer in love with his wife who seems more capable and more the head of the family. 20 years ago, Fai just got into university and was dating Ming Mei, a banker's daughter who lived on Mid-Levels. A landslide took Ming Mei's life and afterwards Fai married Ming Mei's roommate. One stormy day a mystery old phone booth appears on the road where Fai is working. To his surprise, Fai dials through to Ming Mei from 20 years ago. Soon today's Fai is calling Ming Mei every stormy day and his younger self feels threatened by the strange caller. Realising his fault, Fai sets out to contact himself from 20 years ago to clear up the misunderstanding and maybe even save Ming Mei from the landslide and change the course of his eventual unhappy marriage.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Lau Ho-leung
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Runtime:89 minutes
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Cast
Albert Mak Kai-Kwong
Director
Giles Chan
Au Teung Chung - 60s
Benz Hui Siu-hung
Discipline Master
Kenny Kwan Chi-bun
Au Yeung Chung - 70s
Hui Man-Chun
Benny - 70s
Yan Ng Yat-yin
Dora - 70s
Mak Pui-Yee
Sum's Mom - 60s
Fiona Sit Hoi-kei
Szeto Sum Summ - 70s
Karen Tong Bo-Yue
Dora - 00s
Hiromi Wada
Au Yeung Ching - 00s
Mei Yee Wang
TV Host
Choi Wan-Wa
Chung's Mom - 60s
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