The read
It runs a compact 30m.
Synopsis
Death is a moment whose reverberation endures for the living. Three students from the Audio-Visual team are shooting a documentary on a schoolmate who has recently committed suicide. It is intended to convey a ‘positive message’ to the entire school about the importance of life. During interviews, the students notice some discrepancies in the testimonies, particularly those by a prefect and a teacher, while friends of the deceased seem to be withholding some inconvenient truth. Should the team pursue the truth, or act as the school’s propagandist? Filmed in a mocumentary style, The Handbook of Suicide Prevention challenges and exposes the hypocrisy and suppression that haunt adolescence.
Ratings
TMDB5.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Jonathan Wong Ka-nokDirector
- Giddens Chan Wun-chakWriter
- Jonathan Wong Ka-nokWriter
Cast
- Li Siu-tungHo Ka Wai
- Sam Lee Sum YuLam Ka Lok
- Chan Hin KoYip Chun
- Jasmine Leung Kin-YiLeung Wing Sze
- Jamie Leung Suet YinTam Sin Yau
- Samuel Lam Kin ShunMa Sau Shing
- Giddens Chan Wun-chakChow Hoi Lun
Stills
Themes
mockumentary