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''Heaven in the Dark'' is a 2016 Hong Kong
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by Steve Yuen and starring
Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Dubbed the "God of Songs", he is regarded as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong pop music. Cheung is known for his technically skilled vocals, lengthy tours, and m ...
and
Karena Lam Karena Lam (; born 17 August 1978) is a Taiwanese Canadian actress and singer based in Hong Kong. In 2015, she won the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards for her role in '' Zinnia Flower'', making her the first person ever to have wo ...
. The film is adapted from the play, ''French Kiss'' by Candace Chong.


Plot

After a drunken night out, well respected pastor Marco (
Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Dubbed the "God of Songs", he is regarded as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong pop music. Cheung is known for his technically skilled vocals, lengthy tours, and m ...
) shares a kiss with Michelle (
Karena Lam Karena Lam (; born 17 August 1978) is a Taiwanese Canadian actress and singer based in Hong Kong. In 2015, she won the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards for her role in '' Zinnia Flower'', making her the first person ever to have wo ...
), a parishioner at his church who he had been growing close to. A seemly consensual kiss turns scandalise after Marco is accused of sexual harassment and a court case ensues.


Cast

*
Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Dubbed the "God of Songs", he is regarded as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong pop music. Cheung is known for his technically skilled vocals, lengthy tours, and m ...
as Reverend Marco To *
Karena Lam Karena Lam (; born 17 August 1978) is a Taiwanese Canadian actress and singer based in Hong Kong. In 2015, she won the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards for her role in '' Zinnia Flower'', making her the first person ever to have wo ...
as Michelle * Lan Law as Prosecution Lawyer * Anthony Wong as Barrister Francis Lee *
Wong He Wong He (born 27 July 1967), sometimes credited as Wong Hei, is a Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a c ...
as Reverend Cheung *Edmond So as Mr. Lam *
Michelle Wai Michelle Wai (; born on November 24, 1984) is a Hong Kong actress. She was a part-time model before entering the entertainment industry. Now she is an actress under the Emperor Motion Pictures Emperor Group is a diversified group of compan ...
as Yee *Tyson Chak as Praetor * Catherine Chau as Wong Yuen-yuen *
Cheuk Wan-chi Cheuk Wan-chi (born 28 March 1979), also known as ''Vincci'', ''G'' and ''GC Goo-Bi'', is a Hong Kong media personality, stand-up comedian, master of ceremonies, and an occasional television pundit and talk show host. She first came to promi ...
as Cheung Oi-wah *Rosa Maria Velasco as Susanna *Chu Pak-him as Paul *
Dayo Wong Dayo Wong Tze-wah (born 5 September 1960) is a Hong Kong comedian, actor and singer. Known as a pioneer of stand-up comedy in Hong Kong, he is known for his stadium shows integrating political satire and social commentary. He has performed a ...
as Court audit *James Li as court audit


Soundtrack


Featured song


Reception

At the Hong Kong box office, the film took US$410,040 with less than favourable reviews from both the ''
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'' and the ''
Straits Times ''The Straits Times'' is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore and currently owned by SPH Media Trust (previously Singapore Press Holdings). ''The Sunday Times'' is its Sunday edition. The newspaper was establishe ...
''. Despite negative reviews,
Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Dubbed the "God of Songs", he is regarded as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong pop music. Cheung is known for his technically skilled vocals, lengthy tours, and m ...
and
Karena Lam Karena Lam (; born 17 August 1978) is a Taiwanese Canadian actress and singer based in Hong Kong. In 2015, she won the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards for her role in '' Zinnia Flower'', making her the first person ever to have wo ...
were nominated for
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and
Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress awar ...
respectively at the
36th Hong Kong Film Awards The 36th Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place at Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 9 April 2017. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). References Extern ...
. At the 53rd
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards () is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is us ...
Cheung again was nominated for
Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to th ...
.


References


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* * {{hkmdb title, id=17539 2016 films 2016 drama films Hong Kong drama films Courtroom films 2010s Cantonese-language films Hong Kong films based on plays Films about sexual abuse Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong 2016 directorial debut films 2010s Hong Kong films