The Last Dance (2024) Po · Dei juk

Director: Anselm Chan
Stars: Michael Hui, Dayo Wong, Michelle Wai

A debt-ridden wedding planner inadvertently becomes a successful funeral planner, but he must convince a traditional Taoist priest of his legitimacy to continue operating in the field.

I didn't want to go see a movie about a Hong Kong funeral director, but my wife made me go. Sounded boring. But WOW. This is one of those rare movies that can appreciated by all cultures and all age groups. It's a dark comedy that can make you smile or have tears of compassion well up in your eyes – even as you follow the story in subtitles. I am not familiar with the Chinese actors, I hear that some of them are very well known, and I can see why. They were all brilliant, bringing to live a screenplay that is rich in emotion and drama. Solid editing and post-production work as well. Catch it if you can. Maybe someday it will even be on Netflix!

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