Whispers in the Belly
Family pains and abdominal cramps—anyone can allow their body to endure the turbulent intrusion alone. After living in Norway for years, Ling brings her foreign boyfriend home to Hong Kong. The family reunion is seemingly harmonious yet unspoken rifts and resentment will be revealed through family therapy. Will it end in reconciliation or a split-up? Bobby YU Shuk-pui, winner of Best Director at the 17th Fresh Wave, brings her family’s story to the silver screen. With real-life family members appearing on screen, the film examines intergenerational conflict through the lens of the young. With scenes of conversational therapy shot like direct cinema and shifting between fiction and reality through switching aspect ratios, the film faithfully and naturally presents the emotional vortex among family members.
Cast
Crew
Bobby Yu Shuk-Pui
Director
Bobby Yu Shuk-Pui
Writer
Leung Ming-kai
Director of Photography
Christine Wong Wai Man
Producer
Lau Chun-Sing
First Assistant Camera
Saturday Chu
Location Sound Recordist
Amy Chan Tsz Kwan
Sound Designer
Amy Chan Tsz Kwan
Sound Mixer
Umi Ngai Fung-Mei
Art Direction
Umi Ngai Fung-Mei
Costume Designer