# Time Still Turns the Pages (2023)

> A Hong Kong teacher confronting an at-risk student is forced to revisit the childhood wounds that shaped his own silence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/881181

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Nick Cheuk Yik-Him
- Cast: Lo Chun-Yip, Ronald Cheng Chung-Kei, Sean Wong Tsz-Lok, Hanna Chan, Rosa Maria Velasco, Curtis Ho Pak Lim, Yukki Tai, Nancy Kwai
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27881474/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, heavy-hearted, intimate, reflective viewing, social issue film night

## Synopsis

A schoolteacher confronts the shadows of her past while trying to save a troubled student.

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