A Very Short Life

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Summaries

A female police commissioner tries to investigate the murder of an 11-year-old girl at the hands of her mother.

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Keywords
  • female nudity
  • murder
  • police
  • girl
  • female police officer
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Drama
Release date Mar 18, 2009
Countries of origin Hong Kong
Official sites Official site
Language English Cantonese
Filming locations Hong Kong, China
Production companies China Star Entertainment One Hundred Years of Film Company Point of View Movie Productions

Box office

Gross worldwide $226330

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 25m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

"A woman is born to give her body to men. Her father or strangers should make no difference."

Respectable Police Commissioner Josephine Wong (Maggie Siu) re-investigates an insignificant murder case of an 11-year-old girl. The murderer is the mother of the victim, Becky. Under intense interrogation, Becky refuses to admit that she knew all along that her boyfriend was raping her little daughter at home. The harsh interrogation drives Becky to kill herself.

What is the truth that the raging commissioner is trying to find out? What is the seemingly defenseless mother trying to hide? Or is she actually telling the truth? Is the phrase, "A woman is born to give her body to men" the whole truth? [D-Man2010]

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