The Mending (2019)

Plot Summary

Sherman is a journalist working on a feature story about Kintsugi, the ancient Japanese art of repairing ceramics with powdered precious metals, a manifestation of the Japanese philosophy of embracing the flawed or imperfect. As she learns of a Japanese Kintsugi master's arrival in Hong Kong, she arranges an interview with him and brings along some broken ceramic pieces to the Kintsugi lessons. Sherman unexpectedly runs into her ex-boyfriend, Chun, whom she has not seen for a long time. Because of Sherman's feature, the two are re-acquaint with each other. Sherman is troubled about Chun’s entering her life again. The shattered pieces and the broken relationship - can all that be repaired?

Full Cast & Characters

Judy Mok Wing-Tung

Sherman

Lo Chun-Yip

Chun / Hiu Chun

Eita Endo

Teacher Yamamoto

Yvonne Lo Oi-Wah

Sherman's boss

Tsui Ho-Cheong

Photojournalist

Ernesto de Sousa

Interviewee

Michael Tam York-Yun

Kintsugi Student

Li Man-Kit

Kintsugi Student

Director & Crew

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