The Manual of Love

At a zhizha shop, paperservant dolls eagerly await their destiny of being sent to serve their masters in the underworld. They must be sent out within forty-nine days following their masters’ death, or end their unfulfilled existence as waste paper. Old Mr. Yeung, owner of the zhizha shop, is determined to keep the artisan trade alive. Yet with the old neighbourhood being redeveloped, the shop’s business dwindles along with the chance for the kind-hearted Lo-mui and Kam-lo, two paper dolls crafted by old Mr. Yeung, to find a master. The dolls hatch a plan to escape in a race against time before their demise.

Director: Buber Mak

Cast: Buber Mak, Mak Chi-man, So Chun-Wai, Yoyo Fung Hoi-Yui, Ting Chu-Wai, Leona Li, Jacky Tong, Chung Suet-Ying

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