Heaven in the Dark

Heaven in the Dark
Heaven in the Dark
	Film poster
Traditional Chinese	暗色天堂
Simplified Chinese	暗色天堂
Hanyu Pinyin	Àn Sè Tiān Táng
Jyutping	Ngam3 Sik1 Tin1 Tong4
Directed by	Steve Yuen
Screenplay by	Steve Yuen
Based on	French Kiss; by Candace Chong
Produced by	Albert Lee; Daniel Yu
Starring	Jacky Cheung ; Karena Lam
Cinematography	Fisher Yu; Wong Man-nok
Edited by	Shirley Yip
Music by	Jun Kung; Clement Fung
Production; companies	Emperor Motion Pictures; Twelfth Film
Distributed by	Emperor Motion Pictures
Release date	24 March 2016;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	US$416,649

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.

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

Jacky Cheung as Reverend Marco To
Karena Lam as Michelle
Lan Law as Prosecution Lawyer
Anthony Wong as Barrister Francis Lee
Wong He as Reverend Cheung
Edmond So as Mr. Lam
Michelle Wai as Yee
Tyson Chak as Praetor
Catherine Chau as Wong Yuen-yuen
Cheuk Wan-chi as Cheung Oi-wah
Rosa Maria Velasco as Susanna
Chu Pak-him as Paul
Dayo Wong as Court audit
James Li as court audit

Soundtrack

Featured song

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer	Length
1.	"Over Me"	Jun Kung and Tien Chong	Tien Chong	02:02

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

^ ^a ^b "Heaven in the Dark". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Heaven in the Dark (2016) Awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2017. ^{[unreliable source?]}

External links

Heaven in the Dark at IMDb
Heaven in the Dark at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

[mojo-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. ^{[unreliable source?]}

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