''In Broad Daylight'' () is a 2023 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Lawrence Kan, from a screenplay co-written with Tong Chui-ping. It stars
Jennifer Yu as an
undercover journalist who investigates the suspected abuse of patients at a local nursing home. The film was inspired by two different nursing home scandals that happened in Hong Kong. In 2015, the Cambridge Nursing Home was exposed for stripping some of their female residents naked and leaving them outside while they were waiting for a shower. A year later, a former director of the Bridge of Rehabilitation care home was found guilty of assaulting a visually-impaired, underage female resident.
The film was released to positive critical reception, with reviewers praising the performances of Yu,
Rachel Leung, and
Bowie Lam. The movie earned 16 nominations at the
42nd Hong Kong Film Awards
The 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards () was the 42nd ceremony of the Hong Kong Film Awards, which honored the best Hong Kong films of 2023. Presented by the Hong Kong Film Awards Association, it took place at Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Ts ...
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Cast
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Jennifer Yu as Kay
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David Chiang as Chau Kin-Tong
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Bowie Lam
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Rachel Leung as Wong Siu-Ling
*Henick Chou
Awards and nominations
References
2023 films
Hong Kong drama films
2020s Cantonese-language films
Films about abuse
Films about journalists
Films about old age
Films about corruption
Films set in Hong Kong
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