Ashley Lin

Nooning

A seven-part anthology film exploring the history of Hong Kong from the 1940s to present day.

Based on the true story of Ms. Zang Jianhe, the founder of Wan Chai Ferry Terminal and known as the "Queen of Dumplings"; in the late 1970s, Ms. Zang Jianhe from Qingdao, Shandong Province was forced to flee to her husband with her two young daughters, but was forced to stay in Hong Kong, and in order to survive, she had to sell dumplings at the Wan Chai Ferry Terminal. How will she carry down the heavy difficulties of fate, step by step to reverse her life...

Ouyang Jun, a Hong Kong professional boxer, has set an unprecedented record in Hong Kong professional boxing, and his popularity has never been better. Personality is not good at chatting, stubborn hard work, never give up easily. A few years ago, because his brother Ouyang was running away from home to avoid debts, Jun took refuge in his brother's friend Lu Jian in the King Boxing boxing gym. Since then, the boxing gym has become Ouyang Jun's second home. In the boxing gym, he met his friend trainer Li Chengdong and Jiang Xiuxian, a girl from the neighborhood laundry. Ouyang Jun made up his mind to become the Asian boxing champion due to the teaching and sudden retirement of the big brother Yuan Tianjiu in the boxing gym, hoping to bring glory to the boxing gym.

Brothers Pak Wai and Chin Fan have totally different personalities. Pak Wai is a positive, diligent leader of an ice hockey team. Even when facing strong opponents Tin Shing, he believes that passion and hard work can lead them to victory. Chin Fan hates his elder brother’s eagerness and feels that he can never be as skillful as him. When Pak Wai dies in an accident, Chin Fan and Pak Wai’s girlfriend Yu are dispirited. They share memories of Pak Wai to keep each other going. Meanwhile, Team Sparks, once led by Pak Wai, falls apart. While selling Pak Wai’s ice hockey equipment, Chin Fan meets Bean, an optimistic girl who inspires him to regroup Team Sparks. He restores the ice-skating rink and resumes the business. When the team meets their old rival Tin Shing and his team Storm, they feel powerless. However, they also realize that passion brings about a determination to achieve their goal. They vow to defeat their rivals and head towards the professional championship.

Lok Chak-shun, a man who lives three different destinies shaped by his choices. Born prematurely in 1960s Hong Kong, he grows up passionate about comics. A school prank leads him to a fateful encounter with a mysterious girl, but a broken kite triggers a ripple in time, splitting his life into three divergent paths.