Suk Suk

With practised movements, Hong Kong taxi driver Pak gets ready, polishes the traditional bright red paint of his car to a high shine and picks up his granddaughter from school. After years of driving a cab to support his family, he has now come to the end of his career, but he refuses to fully quit his job. In search of anonymous sex, he meets Hoi, who is retired, divorced and also a grandfather. After a first
fleeting encounter, they begin to spend time together more often. But just one late-night text message threatens to throw their everyday lives off balance. In a bathhouse, they find a place for tender moments of intimacy.
Ray Yeung’s film is based on recordings of oral history. It offers a touching insight into a hidden world and skilfully addresses the discrimination and isolation faced by older people living outside traditional family structures. In calm, subtly observant images, he sensitively depicts the passionate love two men find for each other in their old age.

details

  • Runtime

    92 min
  • Country

    Hong Kong, China
  • Year of Presentation

    2020
  • Year of Production

    2019
  • Director

    Ray Yeung
  • Cast

    Ben Yuen, Tai Bo, Au Ga Man Patra, Lo Chun Yip, Lam Yiu Sing, Kong To
  • Production Company

    New Voice Film Productions
  • Berlinale Section

    Panorama
  • Berlinale Category

    Feature Film

Biography Ray Yeung

Born in Hong Kong, the director presented his first feature-length fiction film, Cut Sleeve Boys, at the 2005 International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film went on to win awards at numerous festivals and was theatrically released in countries including the USA, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines. His second feature film, Front Cover, likewise screened at international film festivals, won awards and enjoyed a theatrical release in several countries. He has also made eight short films and has directed two theatre plays that were staged in London and Hong Kong; he also directs commercials.

Filmography Ray Yeung

1995 A Chink in the Armour | 1996 A Bridge to the Past | 1998 Yellow Fever | 2006 Cut Sleeve Boys | 2008 Doggy... Doggy | 2009 Homecooking | 2010 Derek and Lucas | 2011 Entwine | 2015 Front Cover | 2019 Suk Suk | 2024 All Shall Be Well