2018 · drama · social
Still Human
Directed by Oliver Siu Kuen Chan1h 52m2018
A Hong Kong man with a disability hires a Filipino migrant worker to care for him. As they spend more time together through different seasons, they start learning about themselves.
Our read: Still Human (2018) reads as a warm, steady, grounded drama · social entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured drama / social, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- warm
- tender
- intimate
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