When Guan Jian tries to report a suspected murder, the police don’t take him seriously. Firstly, the alleged crime happened ten years ago and nobody has voiced doubts about the death before. Furthermore, the alleged victim was Guan’s father, and the person he’s accusing of murder is his own mother… Yim Ho’s sober, engrossing and very moving film is based on a real incident but it is not an exercise in docu-drama. It is essential to Yim’s purpose that the characters and situations should be socially and psychologically credible. The core of the film is a love-hate relationship between a mother and son. won Best Director Award and the Grand Prix at the 1994 Tokyo International Film Festival.
