Lau Kok-Rui

Directing

Lau Kok-Rui

Malaysia

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Being Rain: Representation and Will poster
7.0

A group of documentary filmmakers began to shoot the civil social movement in Hong Kong, which became part of the city's common landscape. Spanning over two years, the filmmakers attempt to reveal the visible and invisible control behind. They trace a mysterious organization which is suspected to secretly control the weather which dampens the mood and suppresses the intention of the public to participate in social movements. On the surface, the question on inclement weather could be answered by climate changes around the world. The underlying sordid discussion, however, is really about intervention, pervasive suppression and control instead of any conspiracy theory.

Being Rain: Representation and Will

2014

How High the Moon poster
5.0

Hoping to give her daughter a better life, a single mother decided to work part-time in a convenience store. Yet, the lack of night-time child care service puts her in a dilemma.

How High the Moon

2019

How High the Moon poster
5.0

Hoping to give her daughter a better life, a single mother decided to work part-time in a convenience store. Yet, the lack of night-time child care service puts her in a dilemma.

How High the Moon

2019

The Sunny Side of the Street poster
7.1

A confrontation between two Hong Kong immigrants – one a cab driver from Mainland China, the other a lawyer and refugee from Pakistan – spells disaster for their families, especially the lawyer's young son.

The Sunny Side of the Street

2023

The Sunny Side of the Street poster
7.1

A confrontation between two Hong Kong immigrants – one a cab driver from Mainland China, the other a lawyer and refugee from Pakistan – spells disaster for their families, especially the lawyer's young son.

The Sunny Side of the Street

2023

Have A Nice Day poster
NR

A jobless Pakistani immigrant who wants to salvage his marriage by driving for riding apps, which is targeted by the Hong Kong police.

Have A Nice Day

2018

Have A Nice Day poster
NR

A jobless Pakistani immigrant who wants to salvage his marriage by driving for riding apps, which is targeted by the Hong Kong police.

Have A Nice Day

2018

Let's Get Lost poster
3.0

Ka-long, a wanderlust graduated from the University of Hong Kong, always dreams of backpacking to many countries with his guitar. While he believes he is trapped in Hong Kong, his family thinks that he is simply wasting his life and not settling down for a better future. He is getting more uplifted after he meets Wen-wen, a girl speaks with a Taiwanese accent. While they are dating, Wen-wen makes an effort to hide her true identity from Ka-long. Can they finally resolve the undercurrent of their relationship? Let’s Get Lost ultilises the thematic motif of road movie genre – both protagonists have to embark on a journey of revealing their true identity. As a result, the film widens its scope to the geo-political differences between Hong Kong, Taiwan and China.

Let's Get Lost

2017

Let's Get Lost poster
3.0

Ka-long, a wanderlust graduated from the University of Hong Kong, always dreams of backpacking to many countries with his guitar. While he believes he is trapped in Hong Kong, his family thinks that he is simply wasting his life and not settling down for a better future. He is getting more uplifted after he meets Wen-wen, a girl speaks with a Taiwanese accent. While they are dating, Wen-wen makes an effort to hide her true identity from Ka-long. Can they finally resolve the undercurrent of their relationship? Let’s Get Lost ultilises the thematic motif of road movie genre – both protagonists have to embark on a journey of revealing their true identity. As a result, the film widens its scope to the geo-political differences between Hong Kong, Taiwan and China.

Let's Get Lost

2017

No artwork available
NR

A grieving single mother returns for her fiancé's final rites, hoping to reclaim her son-only to confront a family still mourning, and a mother's sorrow that mirrors her own.

Wake Me Up When the Mourning Ends

Rootless in the City poster
NR

Thirty-year-old Zhihong, who is still living with his sister, is a useless young man in the eyes of everyone. His daily pleasure is to peek at his sister's girlfriend Li Yifan through the crack of the curtain. A turmoil about Yifan's relocation gave the two a chance to spend time alone. As their relationship progressed, Zhihong gradually released his long suppressed desire

Rootless in the City

2019