Heaven in the Dark

Heaven in the Dark is a 2016 Hong Kong drama film directed by Steve Yuen and starring Jacky Cheung and Karena Lam. The film is adapted from the play, French Kiss by Candace Chong.

Heaven in the Dark
Film poster
Traditional Chinese暗色天堂
Simplified Chinese暗色天堂
Hanyu PinyinÀn Sè Tiān Táng
JyutpingNgam3 Sik1 Tin1 Tong4
Directed bySteve Yuen
Screenplay bySteve Yuen
Based onFrench Kiss
by Candace Chong
Produced byAlbert Lee
Daniel Yu
StarringJacky Cheung
Karena Lam
CinematographyFisher Yu
Wong Man-nok
Edited byShirley Yip
Music byJun Kung
Clement Fung
Production
companies
Distributed byEmperor Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeUS$416,649[1]

Plot

After a drunken night out, well respected pastor Marco (Jacky Cheung) shares a kiss with Michelle (Karena Lam), a parishioner at his church who he had been growing close to. A seemly consensual kiss turns scandalise after Marco is accused of sexual harassment and a court case ensues.

Cast

Soundtrack
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Over Me"Jun Kung and Tien ChongTien Chong02:02

Reception

At the Hong Kong box office, the film took US$410,040[1] with less than favourable reviews from both the South China Morning Post and the Straits Times.[2][3] Despite negative reviews, Jacky Cheung and Karena Lam were nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards. At the 53rd Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Cheung again was nominated for Best Actor.[4]

References
  1. "Heaven in the Dark". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. Lee, Edmund (25 March 2016). "Film review: Heaven in the Dark – Jacky Cheung, Karena Lam in sexual harassment drama". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. Chan, Boon (6 April 2016). "Jacky Cheung and Karena Lam share passionate kiss under her husband's eyes". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. "Heaven in the Dark (2016) Awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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