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Hot Summer Days
Hot Summer Days, directed by Tony Chan and Wing Shya, will be screened at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
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During Hong Kong's hottest summer on record, seven stories crisscross, magically intertwining and affecting each other: A chauffeur and a foot masseuse romance through text messages, unaware of each other's identities; an innocent factory girl asks her admirer to stand outside in the heat for 100 days to prove his love; a sushi chef prepares the perfect meal so that the food critic he loves will stay with him forever; a blinded photographer must locate the beautiful model he insulted; an old man desperately searches for an antique light bulb for the shrine of his late wife and each night an air conditioner repairman challenges a mystery girl to a road race.
Intense temperature sparks intense emotions as the fates of these couples are tested when a blackout spreads across Hong Kong and the city falls into chaos.
Directed by Tony Chan & Wing Shya
Written by Tony Chan & Lucretia Ho
Produced by Fruit Chan & Paul Cheng
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