Cheng feng po lang

When Lang, freshly crowned champion of the national rally, crashes his car along with his estranged father, he is suddenly transported 24 years back to Shanghai circa 1998. He meets, of all people, his father, and joins his band of wannabe gangsters, a crew with a fondness for John Woo and Chow Yun Fat, an enterprising plan and a passion for doing the right thing. But the main question is, will father and son be reconciled? And what about the time-slip they've found themselves in? Is there any way back? Duckweed is a nostalgic look back at how brilliant it was to pretend to be cult-film heroes, with an invigorating tempo, unforced dialogue and apt one-liners. An eye for detail rounds things out – Duckweed is stylized to look like a film from around 2000, appealing to the growing nostalgia for the golden age of Hong Kong cinema among young Chinese and even in Hong Kong itself. Far from taking itself seriously, this treat is served up with a light, humorous touch. (Art Film Fest)