Koey believes happiness is like a bottle of coke, it'll soon become tasteless if you don't enjoy it right away. Simon believes happiness is similar to planting trees. You need to water them everyday, and the true satisfaction comes when they blossom. Willy does not believe in happiness at all. Three lives intersect. Three totally different personalities. Three ways of experiencing life and love.
Acting
Sam Lee's Willy is devastatingly specific — every shrug hurts.
Writing
Three philosophy students disguised as regular people.
Production
2005 Hong Kong feels frozen in amber, beautifully mundane.
Director
Matthew Tang Hon-Keung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
B420 refers to a Hong Kong student slang for failing grades — B4, 20 points. The title is already telling you nobody here is winning.
Released during Hong Kong cinema's post-handover identity crisis, the film captures a generation unsure if slow-burn happiness was even possible anymore.
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