Ember in the Land of Nothingness
Ember in the Land of Nothingness
| 19 June 2022 (USA)
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At first glance, Grandma MUI and Uncle CHEUNG look just like another ordinary elderly couple loitering outside a school wall. Grandma MUI is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and her conditions deteriorate notably after the death of her granddaughter Ka-ching from a fall off the school building, with the school officials suspected of negligence and being dishonest in their testimony. Stricken by grief, Grandma MUI’s mind falls into complete chaos as memories, delusions and reality mesh together. Uncle CHEUNG, indirectly connected to Ka-ching’s death, lacks the courage to tell the truth. As an act of atonement, he takes care of Grandma MUI even when the future looks bleak…

Reviews
SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen
Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.