Name: Shed Skin Papa
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2018-05-10
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Francis Ng, Louis Koo, Kristal Tin, Power Chan, Jacky Cai

Francis Ng is a Hong Kong-born actor who was born on December 21, 1961. He began acting in TV series titles in the early 1980s, and went on to appear in movies like “Young and Dangerous” (1996), “Once Upon a Time in Triad Society” (1996), and “The Mission” (1999). He won the Hong Kong Film Awards’ Best Supporting Actor prize in 2000 for his role in “2000 AD.” He also featured in the hit drama series “Triumph in the Skies” (2003) and more recently appeared in “The Trading Floor” (2018).

Francis Ng

Louis Koo, born Koo Tin Lok, is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. He was born on October 21, 1970 in Hong Kong and made his acting debut in 1991, taking on his first role in a television drama. In 1994, he took on his first film role, a step which eventually led to him being dubbed one of the “stalwarts of the Hong Kong film industry”. The recipient of multiple acting awards, he stepped into the role of producer in 2013 when he founded “One Cool Film Production Limited”, a film production company with an ever-growing list of titles to its name. Since his debut as an actor, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “Burning Flame I” (1998), “A Step Into The Past” (2001), and “The White Storm 2: Drug Lords” (2019).

Louis Koo

Kristal Tin is a Hong Kong-born actress and singer who was born on September 28, 1977. She got her big break after taking part in a singing contest in 1993, after which she signed her first acting contract. She made her TV acting debut in a 1995 series and went on to appear in titles such as “Battlefield Network” (2000). She made her movie debut in 2000, starring in “Queenie and King the Lovers.” In more recent times, she has appeared in the film “Shed Skin Papa” (2016) and the drama series “My Lover from the Planet Meow” (2016).

Kristal Tin

Power Chan is a Hong Kong-born actor who was born on February 4, 1968. He studied at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and made his acting debut in 1989, appearing in the movie “Thank You, Sir” and the TV series “The Justice of Life.” He has since gone on to appear in a large range of movie and drama titles, including the drama series “Come Home Love: Dinner at 8” (2017).

Power Chan

Jacky Cai is a Chinese actress who was born on January 2, 1989, in Guangdong, China. She studied at the Royal Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, and made her feature film acting debut in “Aberdeen” (2014), following up with roles in “Operation Red Sea” (2018) and “Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy” (2019).

Jacky Cai

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Tin Lik Hang (Louis Koo) is down on his luck. His filmmaking career has gone south, his finances are a mess, his love life is a train wreck.

And things go from bad to worse when his mother dies suddenly – leaving him as the sole guardian of his 79-year-old father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.

At first, he deeply resents his father (Francis Ng) – who has always resented. When he was younger, they never saw eye to eye, and now the old man has become a burden. 

But while Tin Lik Hang cares for his aging father, an amazing thing happens – his father begins shedding a layer of skin every day, losing 10 or more years each time.

Each time his father transforms into a younger version of himself, Tin Lik Hang learns a little more about his parent – and himself.

The two men go on a journey of discovery that helps Tin Lik Hang learn more about why his father made the choices he did.

Could this fantastic journey help Tin Lik Hang turn his life – and his failing fortunes – around?

“Shed Skin Papa” is a 2016 movie directed by Roy Szeto and based on the play “Nukegara,” which was written by Norihiko Tsukuda.

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