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Chapman To (The Mobfathers, Vulgaria) writes, directs and stars in this offbeat and unique karate drama. Stephy Tang won Best actress locally for her portrayal of Mari, a quintessential Hong Kong girl who reluctantly finds purpose and reconciliation by learning to fight again.
Q&A with actress Stephy Tang
A former volleyball star, multi-faceted Stephy Tang started out as the lead singer of girls’ band The Cookies before forging a successful solo career. She also started a fashion label and wrote a romance novel. Best known for a series of popular rom-coms directed by Patrick Kong beginning with Marriage with a Fool (2006), she has recently taken on a series of more challenging roles, including that of a pregnant policewoman investigating a morbid murder case in Somewhere Beyond the Mist. In The Empty Hands, she plays a young woman who reaches self-actualization by stepping back into the fighting ring.
