Alex is happily married to maternal doctor Hiu-Tung for five years. When Alex is fatally wounded in an accident, he reveals to Hiu-Tung about his affair with Black, who is impregnated with his baby.
Acting
Anita Yuen's controlled devastation anchors the melodrama.
Writing
Soap-opera plotting elevated by genuine moral complexity.
Director
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Frankie Chan was primarily known as an actor and musician; this was one of his rare directorial outings in melodrama.
The film reflects 1990s Hong Kong cinema's obsession with 'virtuous wife' narratives and the social pressure on women to preserve family honor regardless of cost.
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