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      Isabella

      2006 1h 31m Drama List
      Reviews 50% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Suspended for suspected corruption, police officer Shing tries to forget his troubles by picking up a pretty young woman named Yan. She soon gives him the startling news that she is his daughter. While he tries to pull his life back into order, he gets to know Yan and tries to keep her from fighting with his girlfriend and her classmate. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A strange and desperate relationship rises out of this beautifully textured film. Pang lets an essentially sad story prepare for a more optimistic future by the end of the film - but still uncertain - just like things will be after the Macau handover. Pang has the streets and the ruins of Macau tell the tale of a young girl caught between two identities. She becomes a tragic figure embodying the confusion that is Macau. I went to Macau 6 years after the handover, and I get the sense that it has changed so much since then, but I wouldn't know. Macau is a perfect canvas. When you are there walking through it's maze you feel there are stories to be told. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Joshua Katzman Chicago Reader A melancholy look at a hybrid culture on the verge of major change. Feb 9, 2007 Full Review Kirk Honeycutt Hollywood Reporter Throw in Peter Kam's melancholy, Portuguese-influenced music involving piano and guitar and you get a wonderfully lyrical atmosphere for this modest but emotionally satisfying character piece. Nov 4, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Suspended for suspected corruption, police officer Shing tries to forget his troubles by picking up a pretty young woman named Yan. She soon gives him the startling news that she is his daughter. While he tries to pull his life back into order, he gets to know Yan and tries to keep her from fighting with his girlfriend and her classmate.
      Director
      Ho-Cheung Pang
      Producer
      John Chong
      Screenwriter
      Ho-Cheung Pang, Ho-Cheung Pang, Kearen Pang, Derek Tsang, Chi-Man Wan, Jimmy Wan
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (DVD)
      Nov 7, 2006
      Runtime
      1h 31m