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Papa

How far can a father's love go?

7.8(8)20242h 10m3

A 15-year-old boy murders his mother and sister. The father, Nin Yuen, returns to his cafe, haunted by memories of a once-happy family: his wife preparing breakfast, his son playing video games, and his daughter caring for their calico cat. Yuen finds himself unable to hate the living or forget the dead. As they confront life’s cruelty, will Yuen and his son’s strained relationship ever find redemption? 

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$2.8M
Language
Cantonese
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • murder
  • sole survivor
  • based on real person

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Music

Ding Ke

Produced in

Hong Kong

Gallery

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1528 Feb 2025
  • ChinaCN

    • Theatrical27 Jun 2026
  • Hong KongHK

    • PremiereIIBHong Kong Asian Film Festival10 Nov 2024
    • TheatricalIIB5 Dec 2024
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1628 Feb 2025
  • JapanJP

    • PremiereTokyo International Film Festival31 Oct 2024
  • SingaporeSG

    • TheatricalM186 Mar 2025
  • TaiwanTW

    • Theatrical15+3 Jan 2025

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Papa was released on 5 December 2024.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    3/12/2025

    7/10

    This is a tough film to watch, but it’s worth it. “Papa” (Ching-wan Lau) runs a bustling café and we first meet him looking forlornly at his apartment from the street outside. It transpires that there has been a double-murder and that his wife and daughter have been stabbed to death by their son. The young lad has openly admitted the crime and is soon committed for psychiatric care as schizophrenia is suspected. Over…

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