Love Lies: Navigating Real Connections in a Digital World
Press Release from Illume fils, With Notes from Fête Chinoise Editorial Team
DIrected by Ho Miu Ki 何妙祺
Produced by Chan Hing Kai 陳慶嘉 and Janet Chun 秦小珍
Starring: sandra Ng 吳君如, Cheung Tin Fu 張天賦, Stephy Tang 鄧麗欣
hits cinemas on December 6
In her debut feature, screenwriter Ho Miu Ki masterfully explores the complexities of human connection in Love Lies—a poignant blend of drama and subtle humour. The film follows the intertwined lives of two very different people, brought together by an online scam, and speaks to anyone who has faced the challenges of love and relationships in the modern world. It also delves into the loneliness that often comes with navigating life in a digital age.
While the story begins with deception, Love Lies ends on a hopeful note, reminding us that even in a world filled with self-interest, true connections and emotional healing are still possible. The film will leave you reflecting on the power of love and self-discovery. Experience it on the big screen!
Recently, Love Lies won the Best Film Award at the 9th London East Asia Film Festival and received nominations for Best New Director and Best New Actress at the prestigious Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival.
SYNOPSIS
"Love, once believed, is real."
Despite being swindled out of a large sum of money, the well-known gynecologist Yu still insisted that she was in love.
Yu, who had been widowed for several years, met Joe, who was disguised as a middle-aged French petroleum engineer and widower, on a dating app, not knowing that he was part of an online scam group.
Not only was Yu immersed in the online romance, but Joe also found pleasure and satisfaction in creating romantic experiences for Yu.
Two initially unlikable people gradually changed through this online romance that began with deception.
Starring Sandra Ng, Cheung Tin Fu, and Stephy Tang.
「愛情，只要你相信，就是真。」
城中知名婦科醫生余笑琴雖被騙巨款，最後仍堅稱自己只是談了一場戀愛。
喪夫數年的笑琴在交友軟件邂逅網騙集團的李偉祖，所偽裝的中年喪妻的法籍石油工程師。
笑琴沉醉於網上情緣，而祖在為笑琴製造浪漫的過程中，亦找到樂趣與滿足。
兩個本來不討喜的人，因為這場由欺騙開始的網戀，一點點地改變。
《我談的那場戀愛》由吳君如、張天賦、鄧麗欣主演。
Love Lies Official Trailer
Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles
DIRECOTR Ho Miu Ki 導演何妙祺
Miu Ho started working as a film screenwriter in 2008.
She has written screenplays for films such as La Comédie humaine, Naked Ambition 2 and The Mermaid. She was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards for The Mermaid.
Love Lies is her directorial debut.
2008 年開始從事電影編劇工作。
參與編劇電影有《人間喜劇》、《3D 豪情》、《美人魚》等。憑《美人魚》獲提名第 36 屆香港電影金像獎最佳編劇。
《我談的那場戀愛》是其首部導演電影。
Director’s Note
Perhaps only the victims of online romance scams experience happiness during the process of being deceived, with some even unwilling to wake up afterwards.
People often forget the moments of happiness due to the bad ending of a relationship. Sometimes, love is like a scam, with an element of deception, but both parties are willing participants, finding joy inside.
Outsiders may laugh at the foolishness of the victims, but they do not understand the joy of those involved.
The film is a reflection on the true and false meanings of love from the point of view of the victim of a romance scam.
眾多騙案中，大概只有網戀情騙案的受害者在被騙的過程中是快樂的，有些人甚至過後都不願清醒。
人總因感情的壞結局，忘掉曾經的美好。有時候，戀愛如騙局，都有點欺騙成份，成事總得你情我願，總有過樂在其中。
局外人笑局中人傻，卻不知局中人的樂。
電影通過情騙受害者的主觀，反思愛情中孰真孰假的意義。
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In her debut feature, screenwriter Ho Miu Ki masterfully explores the complexities of human connection in Love Lies—a poignant blend of drama and comedy. The film follows the intertwined lives of two very different people, brought together by an online scam, and speaks to anyone who has faced the challenges of love and relationships in the modern world. It also delves into the loneliness that often comes with navigating life in a digital age.