Poor teacher Chan Chi-hong, his wife Lee Yuk-mei and their five children survive on his meagre pay. When he is laid off by two schools in a row, the family runs into difficulties. The children resort to begging on the streets to pay the mother's medical bills. Turning to writing, Chan's novel fails to find a publisher and, worse still, he comes down with tuberculosis. Dealt a further blow by the death of the youngest daughter and the pressures from the loan sharks, Chan contemplates killing himself and his family but changes his mind when he witnesses the sacrifices made by other parents for their children. He vows to be a dutiful father and tries his best to overcome their adversities. His novel is finally published and sells well. Through thick and thin, the family at last sees the light at the end of the tunnel.
Chor Yuen
Director
Pak Yin
Lee Yuk-mei
Cheung Wood-Yau
Chan Chi-hong
Michael Lai Siu-Tin
Chan Siu-Hong
Petrina Fung Bo-Bo
Chan Siu-Lok
Leung Chun-Mat
Chan Siu-Kin
Wong Oi-Ming
Chan Siu-Mei
Pak Yan
Hok-Ping
Do Ping
Lok Chi-lon
Chor Yuen
Kwok-Hung
Broken68%
The Shack75%
Miracles from Heaven74%
Test60%
Mothers' Instinct68%
Courageous76%
Little Lord Fauntleroy73%
Good Boy70%
Goodbye June65%
The Thing with Feathers65%
Ordinary People74%
The Glass Castle71%
Dad63%
Boyhood74%
A Question of Faith74%
Magnolia77%
Not Without Hope64%
Where the Red Fern Grows63%
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle69%
Bastard Out of Carolina71%
