Fan Kwok Sang's schizophrenic breakdown led to the accidental death of his wife Wai Ling, and he was committed to a psychiatric hospital three years ago. Now Fan is ready to be released, with Dr. Chow Ming Kit vouching for him even though his senior objects. However, Fan finds it hard to cope with his new life. Something bad happens to him and Chow becomes obsessed in trying to defend his patient, as well as save his own reputation.
Acting
Lau Ching-wan's layered breakdown vs Huang's increasingly unhinged doctor
Direction
David Lee keeps you guessing who the real patient is
Director
David Lee Kwong-Yiu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film inverts the typical therapist-patient power dynamic, making the doctor's reputation dependent on the 'cured' patient — a uniquely Hong Kong take on professional face-saving culture.
Sean Lau and Huang Xiaoming reportedly avoided each other offset to maintain their characters' tense uncertainty about who held psychological leverage.
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