In Broad Daylight (2023 film)
{{Infobox film
| name = In Broad Daylight
| image = In Broad Daylight (2023 film) poster.png
| director = Lawrence Kan
| producer = Derek Yee
| writer = Lawrence Kan
Tong Chui-ping
| starring = Jennifer Yu
David Chiang
Rachel Leung
Bowie Lam
| cinematography = Meteor Cheung
| editing = Lo Wai-lun
| music = Wan Pin-chu
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2023|06|11|df=yes}}
| runtime = 103 minutes
| country = Hong Kong
| language = Cantonese
}}
In Broad Daylight ({{Zh|c=白日之下}}) is a 2023 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Lawrence Kan, from a screenplay co-written with Tong Chui-ping. It stars Jennifer Yu as an undercover journalist who investigates the suspected abuse of patients at a local nursing home. The film was inspired by two different nursing home scandals that happened in Hong Kong. In 2015, the Cambridge Nursing Home was exposed for stripping some of their female residents naked and leaving them outside while they were waiting for a shower. A year later, a former director of the Bridge of Rehabilitation care home was found guilty of assaulting a visually-impaired, underage female resident.{{Cite web |date=12 November 2023 |title= |script-title=zh:白日之下|取材自多宗偵查報道 01記者還原當日真實新聞採訪歷程 |trans-title=In Broad Daylight|Drawn from multiple investigative reports HK01 reporter restored the news interview process |url=http://www.hk01.com/article/960278/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114185033/https://www.hk01.com/社會新聞/960278/白日之下-取材自多宗偵查報道-01記者還原當日真實新聞採訪歷程 |archive-date=14 November 2023 |access-date=20 July 2024 |work=HK01 |language=zh}}
The film was released to positive critical reception, with reviewers praising the performances of Yu, Rachel Leung, and Bowie Lam. The movie earned 16 nominations at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards.{{cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=7 February 2024 |title='In Broad Daylight' Care Home Expose Leads Hong Kong Film Awards Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/hong-kong-film-awards-nominations-in-broad-daylight-1235901840/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209020321/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/hong-kong-film-awards-nominations-in-broad-daylight-1235901840/ |archive-date=9 February 2024 |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=Variety}}{{cite web |last=Wong |first=Silvia |date=6 February 2024 |title=Hong Kong Film Awards nominations led by newsroom drama 'In Broad Daylight' |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/hong-kong-film-awards-nominations-led-by-newsroom-drama-in-broad-daylight/5190216.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210025117/https://www.screendaily.com/news/hong-kong-film-awards-nominations-led-by-newsroom-drama-in-broad-daylight/5190216.article |archive-date=10 February 2024 |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=Screen Daily}}
Cast
- Jennifer Yu as Kay
- David Chiang as Chau Kin-Tong
- Bowie Lam as Cheung Kim-Wah
- Rachel Leung as Wong Siu-Ling
- Henick Chou
- Leung Chung Hang
- Chu Pak Hong
- Chu Pak Him
- Nina Paw
- Vanora Hui
- Bowie Wu
- Peter Chan
Awards and nominations
References
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Category:Hong Kong drama films
Category:2020s Cantonese-language films
Category:2020s Hong Kong films
Category:Films about journalists
Category:Films about corruption
Category:Films set in Hong Kong
Category:Films based on actual events
Category:Hong Kong films based on actual events
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