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The turn Hong Kong cinema has made during the recent years, towards more socially relevant themes, is a rather appealing one and also moves towards the realistic, real life story path international cinema seems to have taken, for the most part. “Lost Love” is a film that definitely leans towards this direction, as it explores the concept of foster homes through an approach that is both realistic and dramatic.

“Lost Love” is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival

Mei and her husband Bun have been stricken with pain by the death of their three-year-old son. When her work becomes too overbearing for her to continue, Mei convinces her husband to become foster parents, in an effort to make some money, and perhaps to deal with their grief. Their endeavor, however, is anything but easy, as they have to face the bullying these children experience in school, their emotional issues, the occasionally hostile foster parents,...

For his project under the lauded First Feature Film Initiative programme, director Ka Sing- fung tells the heartrending journey of a woman whose life is forever changed by the children she takes in as a temporary foster carer. In a career-best performance, Sammi Cheng stars as Mei, a woman trying to get over the death of her young son through the children she welcomes into her home. Each ward offers Mei a different challenge and a newfound appreciation for the difficulties of motherhood, but when her dedication to the job causes her marriage to turn sour, Mei is forced to make a choice. (Source: Hkaff 2022)

Lost Love premiered in November 2022 as one of the closing films for the 19th edition of the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival and is now scheduled for release in Hong Kong on March 2, 2023. Its cast also includes Alan Luk and Hedwig Tam.