The Manual of Love (2021)
At a zhizha shop, paperservant dolls eagerly await their destiny of being sent to serve their masters in the underworld. They must be sent out within forty-nine days following their masters’ death, or end their unfulfilled existence as waste paper. Old Mr. Yeung, owner of the zhizha shop, is determined to keep the artisan trade alive. Yet with the old neighbourhood being redeveloped, the shop’s business dwindles along with the chance for the kind-hearted Lo-mui and Kam-lo, two paper dolls crafted by old Mr. Yeung, to find a master. The dolls hatch a plan to escape in a race against time before their demise.
Director:
Buber Mak
Writer:
Buber Mak
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Buber Mak as Lo-mui |
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Mak Chi-man as Yeung |
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So Chun-Wai as Rolex |
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Yoyo Fung Hoi-Yui as Susanna |
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Ting Chu-Wai as Sin |
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Leona Li as Yiu-yiu |
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Jacky Tong as Golden Boy |
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Chung Suet-Ying as Jade Maiden |
| Directing | Buber Mak | Director |
| Writing | Buber Mak | Screenplay |
| Production | Carmen Wan | Producer |
| Camera | Benjamin Wong Wai-Yip | Director of Photography |
| Production | Carmen Wan | Production Manager |
| Writing | Willis Wong Man-chak | Script Consultant |
| Writing | Jacky Tong | Script Consultant |
| Directing | Willis Wong Man-chak | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lam Wik-Kei | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jevon Tse Tin Chak | Continuity |
| Camera | Harry Chan Hin Cheuk | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Damy Mak Tsun Long | Grip |
| Lighting | Ringo So Chung-Hay | Gaffer |
| Sound | Kwok Ka Ki | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Pang Nga Yin | Art Direction |
| Art | Yoyo Fung Hoi-Yui | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoyo Fung Hoi-Yui | Costume Design |
| Editing | Queenie Cheung | Editor |
| Editing | Yeung King-lun | Colorist |
| Sound | Kwok Ka Ki | Sound Designer |
