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Character Witness (2021)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 23M

Director : Suen Ching
Writer : Suen Ching, Chow Yiu-kan

Synopsis

Secondary school teacher Mr. Leung meets his student Emily in a classroom after school to talk about her behavioural problems. He is subsequently arrested on Emily’s allegation of sexual assault. Before the trial takes place, Mr. Leung’s colleagues have already decided on his guilt. The school is anxious to brush the matter aside to save its reputation. Ms. Chan has known Mr. Leung for many years and is the only person who believes in his innocence, yet she is criticised and chastised by the others for supporting Mr. Leung. Under pressure from all sides, Ms. Chan hesitates to serve as Mr. Leung’s character witness.

Actors

Sin Lok-yan
Sin Lok-yan
Lam Sen
Lam Sen
Ko Hon-Man
Ko Hon-Man
Chan Ying-ka
Chan Ying-ka

Crews

Suen Ching
Suen Ching
Director
Suen Ching
Suen Ching
Screenplay
Chow Yiu-kan
Chow Yiu-kan
Screenplay
Mak Chi-kwan
Mak Chi-kwan
Cinematography
Mak Pui-yuen
Mak Pui-yuen
Producer

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