A Guilty Conscience 毒舌大状 Hong Kong/China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 133 mins. Director: Wu Weilun 吴炜伦 [Jack Ng]. Rating: 7/10. Well-written, well-cast Hong Kong courtroom drama centred on a flawed lawyer is thoroughly involving without being at all innovative or original. STORY Hong Kong, 2002, spring. Lin Liangshui (Huang Zihua) is a shar-tongued, middle-aged magistrate handling … Continue reading Review: A Guilty Conscience (2023) →
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