Anthony Wong gives a quietly pained performance as a priest who preaches about how suffering brings one closer to god. Three years after the suicide of his daughter in the aftermath of her being raped, Wong's and his wife's lives are thrown into free fall when the man who raped their daughter enters their lives and begins making strides toward redemption.
This is a very heavy film where what isn't said is just as important as what is said. Wong gives us a brave face but we can see behind the eyes that there may be gulf between what he preaches and what he actually feels and believes. There are no easy answers here, and even as the screen fades to black you are going to not be certain of what you feel. I mean that in a good way since this film kicks up a great deal of ideas and emotions that you can not just walk away from.
In an age of hate, this examination of forgiving 7 times 70 times is serious food for thought.
This is one of the better NYAFF 2025 films and as such is recommended.
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