Jasmine Sim

A secret from the past combined with the drudgery of everyday life in the company of sweating machos and patronising managers may turn out to be an explosive mixture worthy of Park Chan-wook’s cinema of vengeance and passion. But the film was made by young debutante Élodie Yung, who invites us for a ‘full body massage’ to a parlour where a young Cambodian immigrant is trying to earn money for a better life for herself and her family. Obviously, it is not her dream job and the clients can be excessively fussy. How long can you accept their demands, peevishness, quips, comments and ‘inappropriate’ requests? In this inciteful satire, drama is intertwined with poignancy and revenge has a spicy flavour.

As three guests arrive separately in a young woman's desolate apartment, we watch her life slowly unfold. Tantalizing fragments, seemingly disconnected at first, begin to fall into place as we try to piece together her mysterious story.

Soh Hock, a good for nothing brother-in-law tries to steal an age old Chinese pastry recipe from his own brother-in-law in a bid to sell it and get rich quickly. Things quickly take a turn when a God of Fortune sees his plan and decides to turn his life upside down.

After a betrayal drives Liwei to murder his friend, he boards a cruise planning to end his life. There, he meets Ruiming, a wealthy businessman who looks just like him and offers to help with his debts. When the cruise suffers a fatal accident, Ruming is presumed dead and Liwei is mistaken for him. Seeing a way out, Liwei assumes Ruiming’s identity and steps into a new life built on deception.

A murderer Yan Zhenbang leads a group of ex-convicts and Li Zicheng, the son of a hotpot restaurant owner, to work together as they transform a hopeless hotpot restaurant into a heartwarming place that satisfies their diners’ desire for good food while healing themselves and finding their purpose in life.

A couple's attempt to repair their marriage is upended by a mysterious stalker from the wife's past, while four young travelers become trapped by a scam syndicate during a road trip of their own.

A mystical paper mirror brought to life drifts through the hands of neighbourhood shopkeepers, revealing their hopes, regrets, and connections. As it returns to its creator, Uncle Liang, he must confront the impermanence of life and the fragile fate he shares with his young disciple.

Three young prison officers enter the Prison Service with different ambitions and learn through their encounters with inmates, colleagues, and families.