The financial analysis of a Chinese IT firm has been stolen, and a senior executive at the investment bank that wrote it must pay a ransom before the confidential report is released to the public. However, eyebrows are raised when the thieves ask for a surprisingly low amount for the ransom. What are the thieves really after?
Writing
Twisty script that weaponizes accounting jargon surprisingly well
Acting
Cecilia So anchors the chaos with weary millennial precision
Director
Amos Why
Cecilia So Lai-Shan
Siu Yu
David Siu Chung-Hang
Tong
Ng Siu-Hin
Dylan Chik
Kevin Chu
Makino
Anjo Leung
Ma Hon
Joman Chiang
Ashley
Sham Ka-Ki
Wong Chiu
Eric Kot Man-Fai
Carlos Lim
Michael Wong
John
Candy Cheung Shuet-Kan
Irene
Kenneth Tsang
Chik Kuen
Moses Chan Ho
Hotel manager
Susan Shaw Yam-Yam
Auntie Chik Nam
Tyson Chak
Zachary
Ning Chan
Miu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Amos Why shot this during Hong Kong's 2017-2018 tech boom, capturing a specific pre-protest economic anxiety about mainland Chinese capital flooding local markets.
The 'napping kid' title refers to a hidden file name that becomes crucial in the third act — the original Cantonese title translates more directly to 'Sleeping Child Secret Document'.
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