Echoes of the Rainbow (Sui yuet san tau) (2010)

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Writer and director Alex Law presents this warm drama of a family struggling to get by in the face of problems both big and small. It's 1969, and Desmond Law (Aarif Lee) is a sixteen-year-old who is the pride and joy of his working-class parents (Simon Yam and Sandra Ng); he's a top student and a… More Writer and director Alex Law presents this warm drama of a family struggling to get by in the face of problems both big and small. It's 1969, and Desmond Law (Aarif Lee) is a sixteen-year-old who is the pride and joy of his working-class parents (Simon Yam and Sandra Ng); he's a top student and a gifted athlete, and his mother and father work hard to send him to a fine private school, even though it's no easy task on Dad's salary as a shoemaker. His eight-year-old brother, Big Ears (Buzz Chung), is the troublemaker in the household; he's a joker who doesn't get good grades, but he has a big imagination and with the upcoming moon landing in the news, his latest ambition is to be an astronaut. At a time when the world seems to be turning upside down, the family struggles to stay together as they face the challenges life presents them, from a dangerous typhoon that could destroy the house to a serious illness in the household and Desmond's difficult relationship with a girl from a wealthy family (Evelyn Choi). Sui Yuet San Tau (aka Echoes of the Rainbow) won the Crystal Bear award at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi