| Heaven in the Dark | |||||||||||||||
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| Director: | Steve Yuen | ||||||||||||||
| Producer: | Albert Lee Daniel Yu | ||||||||||||||
| Screenplay: | Steve Yuen | ||||||||||||||
| Starring: | Jacky Cheung Karena Lam | ||||||||||||||
| Music: | Jun Kung Clement Fung | ||||||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Fisher Yu Wong Man-nok | ||||||||||||||
| Editing: | Shirley Yip | ||||||||||||||
| Studio: | Emperor Motion Pictures Twelfth Film | ||||||||||||||
| Distributor: | Emperor Motion Pictures | ||||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 99 minutes | ||||||||||||||
| Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Language: | Cantonese | ||||||||||||||
Heaven in the Dark is a 2016 Hong Kong drama film directed by Steve Yuen and starring Jacky Cheung and Karena Lam. The film is adapted from the play, French Kiss by Candace Chong.
After a drunken night out, well respected pastor Marco (Jacky Cheung) shares a kiss with Michelle (Karena Lam), a parishioner at his church who he had been growing close to. A seemly consensual kiss turns scandalise after Marco is accused of sexual harassment and a court case ensues.
At the Hong Kong box office, the film took US$410,040[1] with less than favourable reviews from both the South China Morning Post and the Straits Times.[2] [3] Despite negative reviews, Jacky Cheung and Karena Lam were nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards. At the 53rd Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Cheung again was nominated for Best Actor.[4]