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It’s all familial harmony and a queer-friendly community for Pat and Angie, a lesbian couple in their late 60s living in Hong Kong; until money comes into question. Together for 30 years, they’ve run a successful business and built a loving connection with Pat’s family, who warmly accept this partnership (nonmarital, per Hong Kong’s restrictive laws) and “Aunty Angie” into their clan. But when Pat, the legal owner of their home, dies suddenly, Angie must battle alone for recognition as Pat’s true next of kin.

Presented with support from the R.G. Rifkind Foundation Endowment for Queer Cinema and the Reginald S. Reinhardt, Ling-Makekau Fund for Asia-Pacific Films
 
2024     93 MIN.     HONG KONG     STRAND RELEASING
IN CANTONESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Reviews

CRITIC’S PICK. “Extraordinarily moving. Delicately crafted. [A] graceful picture of love.”
– Natalia Winkelman, The New York Times
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“Deeply moving…[A] sensitive, intelligent drama. Beautifully written and performed (Patra Au Ga Man as Angie being the standout of an excellent ensemble), ALL SHALL BE WELL illustrates Yeung’s keen eye for the nuances of social dynamics, especially regarding matters of wealth and class that many may prefer to skirt around when it comes to family. Much of the low-key film’s power lies in making every key player’s reasoning sympathetic, even when their words or choices are ultimately antagonistic towards the woman left in limbo by the law and fate.”
– Josh Slater Williams, IndieWire

“Strong performances and an unshakeable sense of place lure the audience into [this] picture of an unfair society and a plea for equal standing — not to mention making a will.”
– Fionnuala Halligan, Screen Daily