A Light Never Goes Out

A Light Never Goes Out
A Light Never Goes Out
	File:A Light Never Goes Out poster.jpg Promotional poster
Traditional	燈火闌珊
Simplified	灯火阑珊
Mandarin	Dēng huǒ lán shān
Literally	"Waning lights"
Directed by	Anastasia Tsang
Written by	Anastasia Tsang; Tsoi So-man
Produced by	Saville Chan
Starring	Sylvia Chang; Simon Yam; Cecilia Choi
Production; company	A Light Never Goes Out Ltd.
Release date	25 October 2022 (Tokyo);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

A Light Never Goes Out (Chinese: 燈火闌珊) is an upcoming Hong Kong drama film co-written and directed by Anastasia Tsang in her directorial debut. The film is scheduled to have its world premiere at the 2022 Tokyo International Film Festival.^[1]

Premise

Devastated by the loss of her skilled neon sign-making husband, a wife decides to carry on his unfinished dream of making neon signs.
— TIFF^[1]

Cast

Sylvia Chang as Mei-heung
Simon Yam as Biu
Cecilia Choi as Rainbow
Henick Chou as Leo

Production

A Light Never Goes Out is the feature debut of Anastasia Tsang, who graduated from Sorbonne University's film department. The film is produced by The Way We Dance's Saville Chan and reunites Sylvia Chang with Simon Yam, with whom she previously worked in the 1982 horror comedy He Lives by Night.^[2]^[3]

Awards and nominations

Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
59th Golden Horse Awards	Best Leading Actress	Sylvia Chang	Pending	^[4]
59th Golden Horse Awards	Best Visual Effects	Dennis Yeung	Pending	^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "【A Light Never Goes Out】｜ 35th Tokyo International Film Festival(2022)". 2022.tiff-jp.net. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
^ Wong, Silvia; Noh, Jean. "14 Asian films to tempt festival directors in 2022". Screen. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
^ "《燈火闌珊》紀錄褪色香港張艾嘉不計酬勞參演︰還有好角色可演". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
^ Hsin-yu, Wang; Hsin-Yin, Lee (27 September 2022). "Hong Kong film 'Limbo' leads Golden Horse Award nominations". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

External links

[TIFF-1] "【A Light Never Goes Out】｜ 35th Tokyo International Film Festival(2022)". 2022.tiff-jp.net. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[2] Wong, Silvia; Noh, Jean. "14 Asian films to tempt festival directors in 2022". Screen. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[3] "《燈火闌珊》紀錄褪色香港張艾嘉不計酬勞參演︰還有好角色可演". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[4] Hsin-yu, Wang; Hsin-Yin, Lee (27 September 2022). "Hong Kong film 'Limbo' leads Golden Horse Award nominations". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

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