Coming of age

A millennial drama about the (almost) end of the world

In a city caught between East and West, past and future, Law Kar revisits the evolution of Hong Kong cinema—from its golden age to its uncertain present—he invites viewers to consider how art can both reflect and resist the forces that divide us.

7-year-old girl Ting-Ting is nearsighted, but she doesn't want to wear the glasses. Because she finds that her young and capricious mother, also a streamer she followed, pays attention on her only when she needs to apply eye drops.

Between two wanderers, home flickers into being.

Between silence and spotlight, she learns the cost of desire.

When two young siblings are accused of theft by a convenience store owner through the CCTV footage, they are thrust into a challenging situation that unravels their family's deep-seated trauma, forcing them to confront their past and find a way to heal.

Cleaners is an absurd coming-of-age anthology film about high school students in the Philippines.