A cleaner and his young neighbor form an unusual bond in The Narrow Road, a Hong Kong-set drama world premiering at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Director Lam Sum paints a vivid picture of life for low-paid workers in the city, skillfully incorporating elements of the Covid pandemic, which struck before filming began.
Louis Cheung plays Chak, a hard worker who runs a modest but efficient cleaning company serving local businesses and homes. His neighbor Candy (Angela Yuen) is struggling to provide for her seven-year-old daughter, and begs Chak for a job.
While hardly a natural at cleaning — which is teased for gentle comedy value — Candy assists Chak just enough to keep the gig, though it helps that she has an incredibly cute daughter (if there is such a thing as a Manic Pixie Dream Kid, this is it).
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