The Way We Talk
Hong Kong SAR / China | 2024 | Hong Kong Sign Language / Cantonese | 132 min | Drama | DCP
Synopsis
Wolf, born into a Deaf family, embraces sign language with confidence despite obstacles in life; Sophie, having a cochlear implant at a young age, continuously strives to be seen as “normal”, despite struggling with oral language. Alan, with a cochlear implant like Sophie, is capable of both oral and sign language; he advocates for diverse modes of communication within the deaf community. Bound by love and friendship, the three embark on a self-discovering journey with their own moments of pain.
Credits
| Original Title | 看我今天怎麽說 |
| English Title | The Way We Talk |
| Country | Hong Kong SAR, China |
| Exhibition Format | DCP |
| Director | Adam Wong |
| Producer | Jacqueline Liu, Ho Hong, Adam Wong |
| Screenplay | See King, Adam Wong, 1000springs, Ho Hong |
| Cinematography | Leung Ming Kai |
| Cast | Neo Yau, Marco Ng, Chung Suet Ying, Wong Wai Hang, Cheng Chun Hei, Yam Yuen |
Company
One Cool Pictures Limited
Elly
elly.lai@onecool.com
Director
Adam Wong
Hong Kong
Adam’s works include The Way We Dance (2013) and She Remembers, He Forgets (2015). They were nominated at the Golden Horse and awarded at the Hong Kong Film Awards. The sequel, The Way We Keep Dancing (2021) got six nominations at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Award and was the closing film of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. It also won the Best Film Score at the Asian Film Awards. It also earns the Film Critics Society’s recommendation for 2021.
