An Indigo

Dec 13, 2015

0h 20m

★ 5.0

Overview

Angela has no doubt that "one of these days, father will come back from the outer space to take her away because he is an alien." This thought was instilled by Angela's mother who committed suicide due to severe mental illness. Ever under the watchful eyes of her grandmother and psychiatrist, Angela starts to hear voices from the sky. Weary and scared, the grandmother has no choice but to send Angela for hospitalization. Angela's belief and longing for reunion with her parents grow stronger than ever. Eventually, she takes a leap of faith in finding her own destiny.

Genres

Family

Fantasy

Production Companies

Fresh Wave

Hong Kong Arts Development Council

An Indigo Trailers

Cast

Angela Ngan

Shum Cheuk Yiu

Grandma

Ellen Liu Oi-Ling

Mother

Chong Heung Chi

Doctor

Arthur Wong Chi Yee

Angela Ngan (4 years old)

Chelsea Lau

Miss Ko / PE Teacher

Hillary Liauw

Best Friend

Li Ka Po

Police (Male)

Jeffrey Lam Sen

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