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Movie poster: Isabella (2006)
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2006 · 109 min Drama
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

Macau, 1999, days before the handover to China. Police officer Shing, mired in corruption and drink, encounters a teenage girl who claims to be his daughter from a long-forgotten fling. Their awkward cohabitation in a dilapidated flat slowly evolves into a fragile bond, just as Shing's past and the ghosts of his reckless choices begin to close in on them both. Against the backdrop of a fading colonial city steeped in melancholy and impending change, they navigate a tentative understanding and seek redemption for old sins.

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Original Title 伊莎貝拉
Year 2006
Country China, Hong Kong
Genre Drama
Director Edmond Pang
Runtime 109 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (32 votes)

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Penny Lam's camera crafts an intimate, hazy portrait of regret, where the crumbling beauty of Macau mirrors the fractured lives within it. This is less a crime story and more a poignant study of failed connections, amplified by a wistful, unforgettable soundtrack.

What lingers after the final frame is not plot, but a mood—a profound sense of longing for misplaced roots and the painful, tender possibility of starting anew. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Edmond Pang

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The humid, neon-drenched twilight of a colonial city in its final days.

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